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| 112-s-3681 | 112 | s | 3681 | A bill to clarify the collateral requirement for certain loans under section 7(d) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 2012-12-13 | 2012-12-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8043) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), in obtaining the best available collateral for a disaster loan of not more than $200,000 relating to damage to or destruction of property or economic injury to a small business, from requiring the small business owner to use his or her primary residence as collateral if the Administrator determines that the owner has other assets with a value equal to or greater than the loan amount that could be used as collateral. | 2019-11-15T21:58:54Z | |
| 112-s-3672 | 112 | s | 3672 | A bill to clarify the collateral requirement for certain loans under section 7(d) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 2012-12-12 | 2012-12-13 | Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), in obtaining the best available collateral for a disaster loan of not more than $200,000 relating to damage to or destruction of property or economic injury to a small business, from requiring the small business owner to use his or her primary residence as collateral if the Administrator determines that the owner has other assets with a value equal to or greater than the loan amount that could be used as collateral. | 2022-02-03T05:53:08Z | |
| 112-s-3675 | 112 | s | 3675 | HUBZone Expansion Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-12-12 | 2012-12-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 1 | HUBZone Expansion Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to include as a base closure area for purposes of the HUBZONE (historically underutilized business zone) program of the Small Business Administration (SBA) a military installation's municipality, county, census tract, or contiguous census tract having a total population of no more than 50,000, as determined by the most recent census. | 2019-11-15T21:58:54Z | |
| 112-s-3652 | 112 | s | 3652 | Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-12-04 | 2012-12-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7403) | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 1 | Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2012 - Allows the holder or successor of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (a pilot awards program established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] entitling awardees to accelerate certain USPTO proceedings for patented technologies addressing humanitarian needs among an impoverished population or for further research on humanitarian technologies) to transfer, including by sale, the entitlement to such certificate to another person. | 2019-11-15T21:55:27Z | |
| 112-hr-6621 | 112 | hr | 6621 | To correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code. | Commerce | 2012-11-30 | 2013-01-14 | Became Public Law No: 112-274. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 28, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) to make technical changes regarding the transitional program for covered business method patents and joinder of parties. Applies, to any civil action commenced on or after enactment of this Act, the AIA's bar on using an accused infringer's failure to obtain the advice of counsel to prove that any infringement was willful or induced. (Currently, the bar would not take effect until one year after the AIA's enactment.) Prohibits a nine-month waiting period for inter partes review from applying to issuances of first-to-invent patents ineligible for post-grant review. (Currently, the remaining first-to-invent patents to be issued prior to the effective date of the new first-to-file patent system have no avenue for review during the first nine months because they must wait nine months for inter parties review and are ineligible for post-grant review.) Revises the filing deadline for inter partes review to be after the later of either: (1) nine months after the grant of a patent (currently, nine months after such grant or the issuance of a reissue patent), or (2) the termination date of any post-grant review. Extends the time period for an applicant to file an inventor's oath or declaration, substitute statement, or recorded assignment until the date on which the issue fee for the patent is paid. (Current law permits a notice of allowance of a patent application only after such a filing.) Makes provisions concerning travel expenses for employees of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the payment of administrative judges effective as of September 16, 2011. Modifies requirements and time periods for activities relating to patent term adjustments. Revises the patent extension period for certain international applications. Specifies that a civil action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is… | 2023-03-22T18:24:50Z | |
| 112-s-3638 | 112 | s | 3638 | TEAM Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-11-26 | 2012-11-29 | Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 3 | Today's Entrepreneurs are Advancing Mentorship Act of 2012 or TEAM Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Entrepreneurial Support, headed by a Director, to develop and provide innovative entrepreneurial information, education, and resources to promote both prospective entrepreneurs and successful small businesses. Requires: (1) the SBA's Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development to establish a program of technical assistance grants for the development and implementation of curricula and mentoring programs designed to promote entrepreneurship, and (2) the Director to report to the congressional small business committees on best practices of U.S. entrepreneurial education and training programs. Directs the SBA Administrator to establish an Emerging Leaders Program of specialized training and executive-level mentoring to certain small businesses, with an emphasis on small businesses in emerging, underserved, rural, and urban markets. Requires: (1) the Administrator to develop performance measures for the Emerging Leaders and Entrepreneurial Support Programs, and (2) the Comptroller General to submit to the small business committees a comprehensive analysis of the economic impact of such Programs. | 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z | |
| 112-hr-6601 | 112 | hr | 6601 | Carcinogen-Free Label Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-11-16 | 2012-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . | House | Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] | FL | D | D000610 | 1 | Carcinogen-Free Label Act of 2012 - Directs the head of each federal agency that regulates a covered product to establish a program to permit the labeling of such a product that does not contain any carcinogens as "Carcinogen-Free." Defines a "covered product" to mean any product offered for sale that is: (1) regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), or the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); and (2) intended for individual or residential use. Requires such agency heads to coordinate to develop an easily recognizable label: (1) to be affixed to a covered product to signify that it has been approved for "Carcinogen-Free" labeling, and (2) to include a notice stating that "This product does not contain known or likely carcinogens that increase your risk of cancer." Prohibits the introduction or offering for introduction into interstate commerce of a covered product affixed with a "Carcinogen-Free" label if: (1) the head of each federal agency that regulates the product has not approved an application for the labeling of the product as "Carcinogen-Free," or (2) the product contains any substance that is not listed in such application. Sets forth requirements regarding: (1) application approval and confidentiality; (2) random testing of covered products, random audits of facilities in which such products are manufactured, and measures to ensure compliance with agency guidance; (3) application fees; and (4) penalties for violations. Requires such agency heads to: (1) issue guidance to prevent the introduction of carcinogens into such product during its manufacture, storage, and transportation; and (2) post on the agency's public website a list of all covered products regulated by that agency that have been approved for labeling as "Carcinogen-Free." | 2019-11-15T21:19:27Z | |
| 112-sres-589 | 112 | sres | 589 | A resolution designating November 24, 2012, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses. | Commerce | 2012-09-22 | 2012-09-22 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6684; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6635) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 45 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates November 24, 2012, as Small Business Saturday. Supports efforts to: (1) encourage consumers to shop locally, and (2) increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and their impact on the U.S. economy. | 2022-02-03T05:52:50Z | |
| 112-hr-6480 | 112 | hr | 6480 | Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-09-21 | 2012-10-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. | House | Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C001076 | 9 | Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends federal copyright law to direct the President, with advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint the three Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs) who serve on the Copyright Royalty Board. (Currently, the Librarian of Congress appoints CRJs after consultation with the Register of Copyrights.) Increases the years of legal experience and other qualifications necessary to serve as a CRJ. Amends the Digital Millennium Copyright Act with respect to the standards applied by CRJs to establish compulsory licensing royalty rates for the public performance of sound recordings by noninteractive digital audio services. Replaces the standard that CRJs apply to establish rates for eligible nonsubscription transmissions (including Internet radio, commonly referred to as webcasting) and new subscription services with the standard currently used to establish rates for subscription services (digital cable radio) and satellite digital audio radio services (satellite radio) existing on or before July 31, 1998. (Replaces a standard based on the rates and terms that would have been negotiated in the marketplace between a willing buyer and seller with a standard that requires CRJs to consider a broader set of objectives.) Authorizes a minimum annual administrative fee of up to $500 to be included in such rates. Sets forth a similar rate-setting methodology for compulsory licenses of ephemeral recordings (reproductions of sound recordings used by licensees to facilitate transmission) with authorization for a minimum annual fee (currently, a requirement for a fee of unspecified duration). Places the burden of proof on sound recording copyright owners to establish that the fees and terms they are seeking satisfy the requirements amended by this Act and do not exceed the fees to which most copyright owners and users would agree under competitive market circumstances. Defines "competitive market circumstances" as circumstances in which a licensee enters into a license for the noninteractive… | 2022-03-02T05:13:14Z | |
| 112-hr-6504 | 112 | hr | 6504 | Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-09-21 | 2012-12-19 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] | OH | R | C000266 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase from $225 million to $350 million the maximum amount of outstanding leverage to be made available by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to two or more commonly controlled small business investment companies not under capital impairment. | 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z | |
| 112-hr-6508 | 112 | hr | 6508 | E-STOP Act | Commerce | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 2 | Ensuring Shoppers Transparency in Online Pricing Act of 2012 or the E-STOP Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules requiring an Internet merchant with annual gross revenue of more than $1 million to disclose to each consumer, prior to the final purchase of any good or service, the use of a price-altering computer program. Defines "price-altering computer program" as one that: (1) accesses a consumer's personal information, including information about the consumer's computer and browsing history; and (2) uses such information to alter the merchant's selling price of a good or service. Allows exemptions to accommodate the reasonable expectations of consumers concerning price changes. Deems a violation of a rule promulgated under this Act to be an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. | 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z | |
| 112-s-3609 | 112 | s | 3609 | Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends federal copyright law to direct the President, with advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint the three Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs) who serve on the Copyright Royalty Board. (Currently, the Librarian of Congress appoints CRJs after consultation with the Register of Copyrights.) Increases the years of legal experience and other qualifications necessary to serve as a CRJ. Amends the Digital Millennium Copyright Act with respect to the standards applied by CRJs to establish compulsory licensing royalty rates for the public performance of sound recordings by noninteractive digital audio services. Replaces the standard that CRJs apply to establish rates for eligible nonsubscription transmissions (including Internet radio, commonly referred to as webcasting) and new subscription services with the standard currently used to establish rates for subscription services (digital cable radio) and satellite digital audio radio services (satellite radio) existing on or before July 31, 1998. (Replaces a standard based on the rates and terms that would have been negotiated in the marketplace between a willing buyer and seller with a standard that requires CRJs to consider a broader set of objectives.) Authorizes a minimum annual administrative fee of up to $500 to be included in such rates. Sets forth a similar rate-setting methodology for compulsory licenses of ephemeral recordings (reproductions of sound recordings used by licensees to facilitate transmission) with authorization for a minimum annual fee (currently, a requirement for a fee of unspecified duration). Places the burden of proof on sound recording copyright owners to establish that the fees and terms they are seeking satisfy the requirements amended by this Act and do not exceed the fees to which most copyright owners and users would agree under competitive market circumstances. Defines "competitive market circumstances" as circumstances in which a licensee enters into a license for the noninteractive… | 2022-01-12T15:02:57Z | |
| 112-s-3615 | 112 | s | 3615 | National Seafood Marketing and Development Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 0 | National Seafood Marketing and Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish Regional Seafood Marketing Boards. Designates states eligible to have members appointed to Boards of the: (1) Northeast Atlantic, (2) Mid and South Atlantic, (3) Gulf and Caribbean, (4) Pacific, and (5) West and North Pacific. Requires the Secretary to solicit nominations for members of each Board from the public and to seek recommendations from the governors of states in the geographical area of each Board. Sets forth the seafood industry expertise requirements for Board members. Requires the establishment of a National Coordinating Committee. Authorizes each Board to prepare an annual marketing plan, including grant award requirements and plans to coordinate activities with those of other Boards. Permits plans to include marketing activities referencing a particular brand or trade name and addressing projects designed to promote the consumption or purchase of a specific seafood species or group of similar seafood. Directs each Board to make grants to carry out projects consistent with a Board marketing plan. Requires grantees to provide at least 50% of the total estimated cost of the project. Establishes within the U.S. Treasury the National Seafood Marketing and Development Fund to be used by the Secretary to make annual grants to Boards. | 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z | |
| 112-hres-793 | 112 | hres | 793 | Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses. | Commerce | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 30 | Supports the designation of a Small Business Saturday. Supports efforts to: (1) encourage consumers to shop locally, and (2) increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and their impact on the U.S. economy. | 2019-04-11T15:39:50Z | |
| 112-hr-6432 | 112 | hr | 6432 | Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 3 | Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 - Amends federal patent law to implement the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs and the Patent Law Treaty. (Both treaties were ratified by the Senate on December 7, 2007.) Allows any person who is a U.S. national, or has a domicile, habitual residence, or real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States, to file an international design application for international registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (thereby enabling U.S. applicants to file a single application with USPTO instead of separate applications in multiple countries). Directs the USPTO to transmit international fees and forward international design applications to the international intergovernmental coordinating body. Requires an international design application on an industrial design made in the United States to constitute the filing of an application in a foreign country if such application is filed: (1) in a country other than the United States, (2) at the international intergovernmental coordinating body recognized under the Hague Agreement, or (3) with an intergovernmental organization. Sets forth the priorities of national and prior foreign and national applications. Standardizes application procedures to be consistent with other member countries. Extends the term for design patents from 14 to 15 years from the date of grant. | 2019-11-15T21:32:35Z | |
| 112-s-3572 | 112 | s | 3572 | Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Businesses Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Businesses Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend temporarily: (1) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of small business stock, (2) the offset against the alternative minimum tax of general business tax credits, (3) the five-year carryback of tax credit amounts of eligible small businesses, (4) a reduction from 10 to 5 years in the recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations, (5) the increased expensing of depreciable business assets, (6) the special tax rule for long-term contract accounting, (7) the increased tax deduction for small business start-up expenditures, and (8) the tax deduction for health insurance premiums in computing self-employment taxable income. Defines "economic impact" with respect to a proposed or final regulatory rule to mean: (1) any direct economic effect of a rule on small entities, and (2) any reasonably foreseeable economic economic effect on such entities. Permits small entities to seek judicial review of initial regulatory flexibility analyses and to obtain an injunction of a proposed rule that is noncompliant with Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requirements. Requires each agency to establish a plan for the review, every nine years, of: (1) its rules that have a significant adverse economic impact on small entities, and (2) any small entity compliance guide required to be published by an agency. Expands to additional agencies the procedures for gathering comments on rules that will have a significant economic impact on small entities. Extends RFA requirements to any significant agency guidance documents. Amends the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to require each agency to review biennially the civil penalties it imposes on small entities for violations of statutory or regulatory requirements. Imposes additional requirements on agencies prior to the issuance of a final rule, including: (1) the cumulative economic impact of the propose… | 2022-02-03T05:53:07Z | |
| 112-hr-6377 | 112 | hr | 6377 | Mobile Device Privacy Act | Commerce | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 2 | Mobile Device Privacy Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring sellers or manufacturers of mobile devices and software, providers of mobile services, and operators of online services offering downloads of monitoring software for installation on a mobile device to disclose to consumers information about the installation and purpose of such software. Allows exemptions for uses consistent with the reasonable expectations of consumers. Defines "monitoring software" as software with the capability to monitor mobile device usage or the location of the user and to transmit the information collected to another device or system, whether or not such capability is the primary function of the software or the purpose for which it is marketed. Directs the FTC to promulgate regulations requiring: (1) the express consent of a consumer before monitoring software begins collecting and transmitting information and giving the consumer the opportunity to prohibit such collection and transmission at any time; (2) recipients of information transmitted from monitoring software to implement information security practices for the treatment and protection of the information; and (3) the filing with the FTC or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as appropriate, of a copy of an agreement under which a person receives the type of information regarding which disclosure is required by this Act. Provides for enforcement by the FTC and FCC of regulations promulgated under this Act under the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Communications Act of 1934, respectively. Allows civil enforcement actions by states and by private persons injured by an act in violation of such regulations. | 2019-11-15T21:19:27Z | |
| 112-s-3523 | 112 | s | 3523 | Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-09-10 | 2012-12-20 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 573. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 - Extends copyright protection to fashion designs. Revises the definition of "useful article" to include an article of apparel (clothing, handbags, purses, wallets, tote bags, belts, and eyeglass frames). Excludes from protection designs embodied in a useful article made public by the designer or owner: (1) more than two years before the date of the application for registration in the case of a vessel hull design, and (2) more than three years before the date upon which protection of the design is asserted in the case of a fashion design. Prohibits considering the presence or absence of a particular color or of a pictorial or graphic work imprinted on fabric when determining the protection of a fashion design. Sets the term of protection at 3 years for a fashion design and 10 years for a design of a vessel hull. Requires the owner of a fashion design to provide written notice of the design protection to any person the design owner has reason to believe has violated or will violate such protections. Prohibits an action for infringement of a fashion design from commencing until 21 days after such written notice is provided to the defendant. Modifies infringement criteria with respect to retailers, sellers, importers, or distributors of an infringing article who did not make the article. Revises provisions concerning acting without knowledge to state that it is not infringement to make, have made, import, sell, offer for sale, or distribute any article embodying a design which was created without knowledge, either actual or reasonably inferred from the totality of the circumstances, that a design was protected and was copied from such protected design. Declares that it shall not be infringement (under specified federal protections of original designs) to be engaged in: (1) the provision of a telecommunications service, or of an Internet access service or Internet info… | 2022-02-03T05:53:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6296 | 112 | hr | 6296 | Disaster Loan Fairness Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-20 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] | PA | R | B001269 | 4 | Disaster Loan Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to provide the interest rate to be charged by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for loans made to small businesses beginning on January 1, 2011, and ending four years after the date of enactment of this Act in major disaster areas. Requires such rate to be the lesser of 4% or one-half the prevailing rate for similar loans in the area for those unable to attain credit elsewhere, or three-fourths the prevailing rate for those able to attain credit elsewhere. Requires the SBA Administrator to refund excess interest payments made by qualifying borrowers before the enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on whether the reduced rate has resulted in: (1) a greater number of applications for disaster-related loans, (2) a greater number of approvals for such loans, or (3) a decreased default rate. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to any presidential election held after 2012, from making any payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (Fund) to any national committee of a political party for political nominating conventions. | 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z | |
| 112-s-3486 | 112 | s | 3486 | Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-08-02 | 2012-12-18 | Became Public Law No: 112-211. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on September 20, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 - Amends federal patent law to implement the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague Treaty) and the Patent Law Treaty. (Both treaties were ratified by the Senate on December 7, 2007.) Standardizes application procedures to be consistent with other member countries. Title I: Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs - (Sec. 101) Allows any person who is a U.S. national, or has a domicile, habitual residence, or real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States, to file an international design application for international registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (thereby enabling U.S. applicants to file a single application with USPTO instead of separate applications in multiple countries). Directs the USPTO to collect and transmit international fees and forward international design applications to the intergovernmental International Bureau recognized as the coordinating body under the Hague Treaty and its common regulations. Requires an international design application on an industrial design made in the United States to constitute the filing of an application in a foreign country if such application is filed: (1) in a country other than the United States, (2) at the International Bureau, or (3) with an intergovernmental organization. Requires the filing date of an international design application in the United States to be the effective registration date, except that any international design application designating the United States that otherwise meets the requirements of federal patent law (notwithstanding the implementation of the treaty) may be treated as a design application under existing federal laws applicable to design patents. Permits applicants to request a review o… | 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z | |
| 112-s-3508 | 112 | s | 3508 | SCORE for Small Business Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 2 | SCORE for Small Business Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to reauthorize for FY2013-FY2015 the SCORE program (the Service Corps of Retired Executives, which provides free mentoring and related services to small businesses). Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure that SCORE volunteers are adequately oriented and trained in areas and disciplines necessary to ensure successful, outcome-oriented interactions relating to services provided by the SCORE program. Directs the Administrator to ensure that the SCORE program and each SCORE chapter develop and implement plans and goals: (1) for outreach to individuals in rural, ethnically diverse, minority, and underserved communities; and (2) to more effectively and efficiently provide services to individuals in such communities. Requires the SCORE Association to report annually to the Administrator on SCORE counseling and training, as well as on the number of small businesses created or expanded with SCORE assistance. Outlines privacy requirements of the Administrator and the SCORE Association with respect to the disclosure of information concerning businesses assisted under the SCORE program. | 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z | |
| 112-hr-6245 | 112 | hr | 6245 | Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 3 | Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012 - Amends federal patent law to allow a court, upon finding that a party does not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding in an action disputing the validity or alleging infringement of a computer hardware or software patent, to award the recovery of full litigation costs to the prevailing party, including reasonable attorney's fees, other than the United States. | 2019-11-15T21:34:59Z | |
| 112-hr-6237 | 112 | hr | 6237 | Main Street Stabilization Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-07-31 | 2012-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] | IA | D | B001259 | 0 | Main Street Stabilization Act of 2012 - Directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a grant program for small business development centers. Requires program funding to be used for: (1) the development of business advisory capacity, (2) the development of online tools and resources for struggling small businesses, (3) the deployment of additional resources to help industry sectors with a high presence of small businesses, and (4) the development of a listing of financing options for small business capital access. Prohibits the SBA from awarding an entity under this Act more than $250,000 in grant funds. | 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z | |
| 112-hr-6240 | 112 | hr | 6240 | Manufacturing Comeback Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-07-31 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 0 | Manufacturing Comeback Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2016 the tax credit for research expenditures; (2) increase to 25% the rate for the alternative simplified research tax credit; (3) extend through 2013 the 100% expensing allowance for depreciable business assets, the taxpayer election to accelerate the credit against the alternative minimum tax (AMT) in lieu of bonus depreciation, and the increased expensing allowance for small business property; and (4) reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate to 25% in 2013. Extends through 2013: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2011, and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce tax rates on dividend and capital gain income. American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or the AMERICA Works Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, with respect to statewide and local adult and youth workforce investment employment and training programs, to require a one-stop delivery system, in selecting and approving training services or programs of training services, to give priority consideration to state- and local board-approved services and programs that lead to an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential that is in high demand in the local area served and listed in the skill credential registry created under this Act. Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Trade Act of 1974 to require the same priority consideration in the state and local plans for career and technical education programs, as well as in tech prep programs and trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs. Requires that funds allocated for local area youth activities be used, in part, for training programs, giving priority consideration to those that lead to a registry-listed credential in high demand in the local area served. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) create a registry… | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-s-3462 | 112 | s | 3462 | Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act | Commerce | 2012-07-31 | 2012-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5736) | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 2 | Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act - Prohibits discharging or in any other manner discriminating against a whistleblower in terms and conditions of employment because: (1) the whistleblower provided information to the employer or the federal government concerning a violation of antitrust law or another criminal law committed in conjunction with a potential violation of antitrust law; or (2) the whistleblower participated in, or otherwise assisted, an investigation relating to such a violation. Allows a whistleblower who alleges discharge or other discrimination to seek relief: (1) by filing a complaint with the Secretary of Labor; or (2) if the Secretary has not issued a final decision within 180 days of filing such complaint, to bring an action at law or equity. Entitles a whistleblower who prevails in any such action to all relief necessary to make such whistleblower whole. | 2019-11-15T21:55:28Z | |
| 112-hr-6215 | 112 | hr | 6215 | To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution. | Commerce | 2012-07-26 | 2012-10-05 | Became Public Law No: 112-190. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 11, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to specify that ownership of a valid federal registration of a mark is a complete bar to an action with respect to the mark that: (1) is brought by another person under the common law or a statute of a state; and (2) seeks to prevent dilution (by blurring or by tarnishment) or asserts any claim of actual or likely damage or harm to the distinctiveness or reputation of a mark, label, or form of advertisement. (Removes any such federal-registration defense with respect to dilution claims under federal law and specifies that such a defense is only available in response to dilution claims under state law.) | 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z | |
| 112-hr-6224 | 112 | hr | 6224 | Providing Assistance with the Paperwork from Excessive Regulations Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-07-26 | 2012-07-26 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] | GA | R | S001189 | 0 | Providing Assistance with the Paperwork from Excessive Regulations Act of 2012 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to direct agency heads not to impose a civil fine for a first-time paperwork violation by a small business concern unless: (1) there is potential for serious harm to the public interest; (2) the detection of criminal activity would be impaired; (3) the violation is a violation of an internal revenue law or a law concerning the assessment or collection of any tax, debt, revenue, or receipt; (4) the small business concern fails to correct such violation within six months after receiving notice of the violation; or (5) the violation presents a danger to the public health or safety. Permits an agency to determine that a fine should not be imposed for a violation that presents a danger to public health or safety if the violation is corrected within five days after receipt by the small business concern of notification of the violation in writing. Makes this Act inapplicable to any violation by a small business concern of a requirement regarding the collection of information by an agency if the small business concern previously violated any requirement regarding the collection of information by that agency. | 2019-11-15T21:16:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6191 | 112 | hr | 6191 | Cancer-Free Label Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-07-25 | 2012-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . | House | Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] | FL | D | D000610 | 0 | Cancer-Free Label Act of 2012 - Directs the head of each federal agency that regulates a covered product to establish a program to permit the labeling of such a product that does not contain any carcinogens as "Cancer-Free." Defines a "covered product" to mean any product offered for sale that is: (1) regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), or the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); and (2) intended for individual or residential use. Requires such agency heads to coordinate to develop an easily recognizable label: (1) to be affixed to a covered product to signify that it has been approved for "Cancer-Free" labeling, and (2) to include a notice stating that "This product does not contain known or likely carcinogens that increase your risk of cancer." Prohibits the introduction or offering for introduction into interstate commerce of a covered product affixed with a "Cancer-Free" label if: (1) the head of each federal agency that regulates the product has not approved an application for the labeling of the product as "Cancer-Free," or (2) the product contains any substance that is not listed in such application. Sets forth requirements regarding: (1) application approval and confidentiality; (2) random testing of covered products, random audits of facilities in which such products are manufactured, and measures to ensure compliance with agency guidance; (3) application fees; and (4) penalties for violations. Requires such agency heads to: (1) issue guidance to prevent the introduction of carcinogens into such product during its manufacture, storage, and transportation; and (2) post on the agency's public website a list of all covered products regulated by that agency that have been approved for labeling as "Cancer-Free." | 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z | |
| 112-s-3442 | 112 | s | 3442 | SUCCESS Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-07-25 | 2012-11-29 | Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 8 | Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations Act of 2012 or SUCCESS Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily extend: (1) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock, (2) the increased tax deduction for business start-up expenses, (3) a reduction from 10 to 5 years in the recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations, (4) the five-year carryback of tax credit amounts of eligible small businesses, and (5) the increased expensing of depreciable business assets. EXCEL Act of 2012- Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: (1) authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee the payment of up to $4 billion per fiscal year for debentures or participating securities issued by small business investment companies (SBICs) to encourage the formation and growth of small businesses, (2) increase the maximum amount of outstanding leverage for two or more commonly-controlled SBICs, (3) authorize annual inflationary adjustments of such limits, (4) direct the Administrator to make publicly available specified fiscal and related information with respect to each SBIC, and (5) allow SBIC licensing fees to be used for SBIC program needs other than the costs of licensing examinations. Expresses the sense of Congress supporting SBIC partnerships with community banks and other lenders. Amends the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 to extend through March 27, 2014 (under current law, through September 27, 2012) the authority for SBA refinancing of small business debt not involving business expansion under the SBA's local development business loan program. Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator to make publicly available a user-friendly database of information related to lenders making loans under such Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. Small Business Export Growth Act of 2012 - Requires certain reports to Con… | 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z | |
| 112-s-3410 | 112 | s | 3410 | A bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 2012-07-19 | 2012-12-05 | By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-248. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000590 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Extends, until September 30, 2020, the repeal date of the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006 (U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006). | 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z | |
| 112-s-3402 | 112 | s | 3402 | United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-07-18 | 2012-07-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 4 | United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2012 - Requires a business enterprise that employs 50 or more employees, excluding part-time employees, or 50 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, exclusive of overtime, in a call center to notify the Secretary of Labor at least 120 days before relocating such center outside of the United States. Subjects violators to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 a day. Directs the Secretary to establish, maintain, and make publicly available a list of all such employers that relocate a call center. Authorizes the Secretary to remove from the list an employer that has relocated the call center from a location outside the United States to a location inside the United States. Requires such an employer to remain on the list for up to three years after each relocation. Makes such an employer ineligible for federal grants or federal guaranteed loans for five years after being added to the list, except where the employer demonstrates that a lack of such loan or grant would threaten national security, result in substantial job loss in the United States, or harm the environment. Requires the head of federal or state executive agency or military department, when awarding a civilian or defense-related contract, to give preference to a U.S. employer that does not appear on the list. Requires a business entity that initiates or receives a customer service communication to require each of its employees or agents participating in the communication to disclose their physical location at the beginning of each such communication unless all involved employees or agents are located in the United States. Exempts any communication: (1) initiated by a consumer if the consumer knows or reasonably should know that the employee or agent is located outside the United States, or (2) related to the provision of emergency services. Requires such a business entity, upon request, to transfer a customer to a customer service agent who is physically located… | 2022-02-03T05:53:07Z | |
| 112-hr-6131 | 112 | hr | 6131 | To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 2012-07-17 | 2012-12-04 | Became Public Law No: 112-203. | House | Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] | CA | R | B001228 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Extends, until September 30, 2020, the repeal date of the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006 (U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006). | 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z | |
| 112-hres-729 | 112 | hres | 729 | Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to American manufacturing and jobs, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 2012-07-13 | 2012-07-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] | NY | D | I000057 | 15 | Expresses: (1) disapproval of the fact that our U.S. Olympic uniforms were made overseas, and (2) support for U.S. manufacturers and their ability to compete in the global marketplace in both price and quality. Urges the U.S. Olympic Committee to pledge to use American designers and manufacturers for Olympic uniforms in the future. | 2021-04-19T17:44:44Z | |
| 112-hr-6065 | 112 | hr | 6065 | To make improvements to the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act. | Commerce | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] | OK | R | C001053 | 2 | Amends the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act to require each portable fuel container manufactured for sale in the United States and intended for use by consumers to conform to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International standard specifications for: (1) child resistance of portable fuel containers for consumer use; (2) cautionary labeling of portable gasoline, kerosene, and diesel containers for consumer use; and (3) portable kerosene and diesel containers for consumer use. Considers such standards to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Requires ASTM International to notify CPSC of any proposed revision to applicable standards. Requires the proposed revision to be incorporated in the consumer product safety rule unless CPSC notifies ASTM International that such revision does not carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:19:47Z | |
| 112-hr-6078 | 112 | hr | 6078 | Small Business Contracting Opportunities Expansion Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9] | MI | D | P000595 | 4 | Small Business Contracting Opportunities Expansion Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to raise from 23% to 26% the governmentwide prime contract award goal for participation by small business concerns and make the governmentwide subcontract participation award goal 40% for such businesses. Increases percentage goals for awards to qualified HUBZone [historically underutilized business zone] small businesses and small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Requires such latter procurement goals, as well as goals for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and by women (collectively, the targeted groups), as established annually by the head of each federal agency participating in federal procurement contracts, to: (1) be at least the average percentage of participation that occurred over the last three fiscal years, (2) be in the same format as the goals established by the President, (3) address both prime contract and subcontract awards, and (4) meet or exceed the government-wide goals for each small business category. Requires each agency head to: (1) consult with the Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator in establishing agency goals, and (2) develop a plan for achieving agency goals. Prohibits the carrying out or establishing of any SBA pilot program if the Administrator does not issue a required annual report which compiles and analyzes each agency's performance with respect to procurement contract participation by small businesses. Requires the Comptroller General to study, and report to Congress on: (1) improving internal processes of federal procurement contracting agencies and increasing outreach to those groups that make up the small business categories, (2) legislative actions to improve participation in contracting by such groups, and (3) the feasibility of creating a governmentwide contract participation goal for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans. Increases, as of FY2017, the governmentwide s… | 2019-04-11T15:40:27Z | |
| 112-s-3343 | 112 | s | 3343 | Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act | Commerce | 2012-06-27 | 2012-06-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 2 | Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms and the American National Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors as mandatory consumer product safety standards. Authorizes the CPSC to initiate a rulemaking to amend either standard to include any provision reasonably necessary to ensure the safe and effective operation of carbon monoxide alarms. Requires the CPSC to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states and local governments that require approved carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units to carry out specified carbon monoxide poisoning prevention activities. | 2020-02-12T18:57:53Z | |
| 112-s-3333 | 112 | s | 3333 | Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-06-21 | 2012-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 5 | Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 - Requires commercial entities that acquire, maintain, store, or utilize personal information (covered entities) to take reasonable measures to protect and secure data in electronic form containing personal information. Directs a covered entity that owns or licenses such data to give notice of any breach of the security of the system that the entity reasonably believes has caused or will cause identity theft or other financial harm to each individual: (1) who is a U.S. citizen or resident; and (2) whose personal information was, or that the covered entity reasonably believes has been, accessed and acquired by an unauthorized person. Requires a covered entity to notify the Secret Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of a security breach of personal information involving more than 10,000 individuals. Requires a third-party entity contracted to maintain, store, or process data containing personal information to notify the covered entity of a breach of security of a system. Requires a service provider to notify the covered entity if it becomes aware of a breach of security involving personal information owned or possessed by a covered entity and if such covered entity can be reasonably identified. Allows delays of notifications to avoid impeding a civil or criminal investigation or threatening national or homeland security. Sets forth the methods for notification under this Act. Preempts information security practices of the Communications Act applicable to telecommunication carriers, satellite operators, and cable operators. Sets forth civil monetary penalties for violations of this Act. Exempts financial institutions and entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). | 2022-01-12T15:11:09Z | |
| 112-hr-5977 | 112 | hr | 5977 | Collectible Coin Protection Act | Commerce | 2012-06-20 | 2012-06-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 11 | Collectible Coin Protection Act - Amends the Hobby Protection Act to make it a violation of such Act for a person to provide substantial assistance or support to any manufacturer, importer, or seller if that person knows or consciously avoids knowing that such manufacturer, importer, or seller has engaged in any act or practice that violates requirements for plainly identifying imitation political items or imitation coins and other numismatic items. Provides that if such a violation also involves the unauthorized use of registered trademarks belonging to a collectibles certification service, the owner of such trademarks shall also have all rights provided under appropriate provisions of the Trademark Act of 1946. | 2019-02-20T22:34:45Z | |
| 112-hr-5944 | 112 | hr | 5944 | TEAM Act | Commerce | 2012-06-08 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] | LA | D | R000588 | 8 | Today's Entrepreneurs are America's Mentors Act or TEAM Act - Amends the Small Business Act to establish in the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Entrepreneurial Education, headed by a Director, to develop and provide innovative entrepreneurial information, education, and resources to promote prospective entrepreneurs and successful small businesses. Directs the SBA's Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development to establish a program of grants to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance to primary and secondary schools for the development and implementation of curricula and mentoring programs designed to promote entrepreneurship. Requires the Director to submit to the congressional small business committees best practices of U.S. entrepreneurial education and training programs. Authorizes a small business development center to apply for an SBA grant to carry out a university and college entrepreneurial education program. Directs the SBA's Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development to establish an entrepreneurial innovators partnership program of grants to nonprofit organizations and specified SBA entities to carry out innovative programs that expand entrepreneurship, improve partnerships between nonprofit organizations and entrepreneurs, and promote job creation by small businesses. Directs the Administrator to establish a program to host regional competitions and a national conference to address regional challenges through entrepreneurial research and business planning. Requires the Administrator to recommend to Congress legislation for establishing programs to forgive or defer student loan payments in order to assist youth entrepreneurship by making capital available for business formation. | 2021-09-28T14:36:20Z | |
| 112-s-3277 | 112 | s | 3277 | Go Global Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-06-07 | 2012-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 1 | Go Global Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to allow the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to employ additional export finance specialists in the 15 states with the greatest volume of exports, as determined through a study required under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. Directs the Administrator to develop a program to cross-train export finance specialists: (1) with personnel within the SBA's Office of International Trade (Office) on the export financing programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS); and (2) with personnel within such Office, small business development centers, women's business centers, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, export assistance centers, and other SBA resource partners on the export assistance and business counseling programs of the USDA. Requires: (1) information on loans provided through programs of the USDA and FAS to be included in a required annual SBA list of export finance lenders, and (2) an annual SBA list of rural export assistance resources. Directs the Administrator to establish a program to register export management companies and export trading companies. Requires the Office to encourage the participation of SBA employees and resource partners in reverse trade missions hosted or sponsored by the federal government. Authorizes the Administrator to waive section 7(a) (general small business loans) loan fees in the case of a small business: (1) exporting for the first time, or (2) certified as eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974. Requires the Administrator to report to the small business committees, in each of FY2013-FY2016, on such fee waivers. Provides a specified reallocation of funds from the Community Adjustment and Investment Program to the SBA's Export Expansion Investment Program. Amends the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 to add the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to the list of U.S. territories and possessions eligible for … | 2019-11-15T21:59:31Z | |
| 112-s-3281 | 112 | s | 3281 | A bill to terminate the Federal authorization of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. | Commerce | 2012-06-07 | 2012-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3842-3843) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 2 | Repeals the federal charter for (thereby terminating) the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. | 2019-11-15T21:59:31Z | |
| 112-sres-482 | 112 | sres | 482 | A resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the United States Chamber of Commerce. | Commerce | 2012-06-06 | 2012-06-06 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3782) | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 27 | Congratulates the United States Chamber of Commerce on its 100th anniversary. | 2021-12-20T15:41:13Z | |
| 112-hr-5893 | 112 | hr | 5893 | Startup Act 2.0 | Commerce | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. | House | Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] | NY | R | G000569 | 23 | Startup Act 2.0 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field (STEM field) and permit such an alien to remain in the United States: (1) for up to one year after the expiration of the alien's student visa, if the alien is searching for STEM field employment; and (2) indefinitely if the alien remains actively engaged in a STEM field. Removes a STEM alien's conditional status after five years of maintaining eligibility during the entire five-year period. Authorizes the Secretary to issue conditional immigrant visas to up to 75,000 qualified alien entrepreneurs. Removes such conditional basis after four years of maintaining qualified entrepreneur status. Eliminates the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based visas. Increases the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual People's Republic of China immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide a permanent full tax exclusion on gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock held for more than five years, (2) repeal the minimum tax preference and the 28% capital gains rate on such stock, and (3) provide a limited tax credit for certain startup small businesses. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to use certain federal agency extramural budget funds to award grants to institutions of higher education for initiatives to improve commercialization and transfer of technology. Requires the head of any federal or independent regulatory agency, before issuing a notice of rulemaking in connection with the issuance of a proposed major rule, to complete a review that, a… | 2021-09-28T14:35:43Z | |
| 112-hres-678 | 112 | hres | 678 | Congratulating the United States Chamber of Commerce on its 100th anniversary. | Commerce | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 7 | Congratulates the United States Chamber of Commerce on its 100th anniversary. | 2019-11-15T21:19:47Z | |
| 112-hr-5865 | 112 | hr | 5865 | American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-30 | 2012-09-13 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] | IL | D | L000563 | 19 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012 - Directs the President, in each of 2014 and 2018, to submit to Congress and publish on a public website a strategy to promote growth, sustainability, and competitiveness in the nation's manufacturing sector, create well-paid, stable jobs, enable innovation and investment, and support national security. Establishes, within the Department of Commerce, the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Board to: (1) advise the President on issues affecting the nation's manufacturing sector, (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis (analysis) of such sector, and (3) develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategy (strategy). Directs the Board to: (1) publish in the Federal Register and on a public website a draft report, and to submit to the President for review and revision a final report, on the strategy; and (2) make the analysis available to the public. Requires the President, in preparing the budget for FY2016-FY2022, to include information regarding the consistency of such budget with the goals and recommendations included in the strategy. | 2022-03-01T06:10:55Z | |
| 112-s-3246 | 112 | s | 3246 | SCORE Program Improvement Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-24 | 2012-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3637-3638) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | SCORE Program Improvement Act of 2012 - Establishes the SCORE Advisory Board to: (1) review and monitor plans and programs which affect SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) chapters; (2) advise on improving coordination between such plans and programs; (3) advise SCORE chapters on the use of allocated federal funding; (4) develop and promote initiatives, policies, programs, and plans designed to assist with mentoring services offered by SCORE chapters; and (5) advise the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) on the development and implementation of an annual comprehensive plan for joint public-private efforts to facilitate the formation and development of mentoring by SCORE volunteers. Requires an annual activities report from the Board to the President and the congressional small business committees. Amends the Small Business Act to reauthorize the SCORE program through FY2015. Limits the rate of pay of the SCORE chief executive officer to the maximum rate within the Senior Executive Service. Directs SCORE to establish a committee to determine the amount of, and methods for, allocations to each chapter. Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) conduct a study that includes an examination of each SCORE expenditure for technology activities and the result of each expenditure; and (2) report study results to Congress. | 2019-11-15T21:59:32Z | |
| 112-s-3253 | 112 | s | 3253 | EXCEL Act | Commerce | 2012-05-24 | 2012-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 1 | Expanding Access to Capital for Entrepreneurial Leaders Act or EXCEL Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee the payment of up to $4 billion per fiscal year for debentures or participating securities issued by small business investment companies (SBICs) to encourage the formation and growth of small businesses. Increases the maximum amount of outstanding leverage for two or more commonly-controlled SBICs. Authorizes annual inflationary adjustments of such limits. Directs the Administrator to make publicly available on the SBA website specified fiscal and related information with respect to each SBIC. Allows SBIC licensing fees to be used by the SBA for SBIC program needs other than the costs of licensing examinations. Expresses the sense of Congress that SBICs would benefit from partnerships with community banks and other lenders, and that the Administrator should: (1) increase outreach to such banks and lenders for investment in SBICs; (2) use the Internet to publicize which SBICs are soliciting and making investments in small businesses; (3) partner with governors, mayors, states, and municipalities to increase outreach by SBICs to underserved and rural areas; and (4) revise and update the SBIC program webpage to make it more prominent and user-friendly. | 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z | |
| 112-s-3227 | 112 | s | 3227 | Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-23 | 2012-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 8 | Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue orders applicable to manufacturers of concrete masonry products (concrete) and to concrete importers, if such imports are subject assessment under the orders. Requires any such order to provide for the establishment of a Concrete Masonry Products Board, which shall carry out a program of promotion, research, and information regarding concrete products. Requires any such order to provide that assessments shall be paid by concrete manufacturers with respect to concrete manufactured and marketed in the United States. Allows any such order to provide that assessments shall be paid by concrete products importers. Provides assessment rates. Requires at least 50% of the assessments paid by a manufacturer to be used to support research, education, and promotion plans and projects in support of the geographic region of the manufacturer. Directs the Secretary, during the 60-day period preceding the proposed effective date of an order, to conduct a referendum for order approval among the manufacturers and importers required to pay assessments under the order. Outlines referendum procedures. Provides for petition and review of an order, and order enforcement through U.S. district courts. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct appropriate investigations in order to administer this Act (with power of subpoena). Directs the Secretary to suspend or terminate any order or provision that obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the purposes of this Act, or that is not favored by persons voting in a referendum. | 2020-02-12T18:57:53Z | |
| 112-s-3213 | 112 | s | 3213 | Small Business Goaling Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-22 | 2012-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 1 | Small Business Goaling Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to raise from 23% to 25% the governmentwide prime contract award goal for participation by small business concerns and to make the governmentwide subcontract participation award goal 40% for such businesses. Revises percentage goals for awards to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small businesses, small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small businesses owned by women (small business categories). Requires the small business procurement goals established by the head of each federal agency participating in federal procurement contracts to: (1) be in the same format as the goals established by the President, (2) address both prime contract and subcontract awards, and (3) meet or exceed the government-wide goals for each small business category. Requires each agency head to: (1) consult with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in establishing agency goals, and (2) develop a plan for achieving agency goals. Revises requirements concerning information required to be included in annual reports from: (1) agency heads to the Administrator concerning the extent of small business participation in that agency's procurement contracts; and (2) the Administrator to the President and Congress on whether individual agency goals were achieved, as well as reasons for any failure to achieve such goals. Requires, in the latter reports, information concerning the number and dollar amounts of prime contracts awarded to small businesses owned by an Alaska Native Corporation. Requires training programs established for the development of federal senior executives to include training with respect to federal procurement requirements, including those under the Small Business Act. Requires senior executive performance appraisals to take into account the individual's success in meeting agency small business federal pr… | 2019-11-15T21:59:32Z | |
| 112-s-3214 | 112 | s | 3214 | TEAM Act | Commerce | 2012-05-22 | 2012-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3425-3426) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 3 | Today's Entrepreneurs are America's Mentors Act or TEAM Act - Amends the Small Business Act to establish in the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Entrepreneurial Education, headed by a Director, to develop and provide innovative entrepreneurial information, education, and resources to promote prospective entrepreneurs and successful small businesses. Directs the SBA's Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development to establish a program of grants to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance to primary and secondary schools for the development and implementation of curricula and mentoring programs designed to promote entrepreneurship. Requires the Director to submit to the congressional small business committees best practices of U.S. entrepreneurial education and training programs. Authorizes the SBA Administrator to award up to 100 scholarships per year to students pursuing a Masters of Business Administration degree. Requires each student, in return for such scholarship, to provide, on a full-time basis for one to two weeks, free technical assistance, counseling, and related assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Directs the Administrator to establish a program to host regional competitions and a national conference to address regional challenges through entrepreneurial research and business planning. Requires the Administrator to recommend to Congress legislation for establishing programs to forgive or defer student loan payments in order to assist youth entrepreneurship by making capital available for business formation. | 2019-11-15T21:59:32Z | |
| 112-s-3217 | 112 | s | 3217 | Startup Act 2.0 | Commerce | 2012-05-22 | 2012-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | KS | R | M000934 | 5 | Startup Act 2.0 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field (STEM field) and permit such an alien to remain in the United States: (1) for up to one year after the expiration of the alien's student visa, if the alien is searching for STEM field employment; and (2) indefinitely if the alien remains actively engaged in a STEM field. Removes a STEM alien's conditional status after five years of maintaining eligibility during the entire five-year period. Authorizes the Secretary to issue conditional immigrant visas to up to 75,000 qualified alien entrepreneurs. Removes such conditional basis after four years of maintaining qualified entrepreneur status. Eliminates the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based visas. Increases the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual People's Republic of China immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide a permanent full tax exclusion on gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock held for more than five years, (2) repeal the minimum tax preference and the 28% capital gains rate on such stock, and (3) provide a limited tax credit for certain startup small businesses. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to use certain federal agency extramural budget funds to award grants to institutions of higher education for initiatives to improve commercialization and transfer of technology. Requires the head of any federal or independent regulatory agency, before issuing a notice of rulemaking in connection with the issuance of a proposed major rule, to complete a review that, a… | 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z | |
| 112-sres-469 | 112 | sres | 469 | A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, which begins on May 20, 2012. | Commerce | 2012-05-21 | 2012-05-21 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3386-3388; text as passed Senate: CR S3387-3388; text of measure as introduced: CR S3331) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 13 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses during National Small Business Week beginning May 20, 2012. Applauds the efforts and achievements of small business owners and their employees. Recognizes the work of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its resource partners in providing assistance to entrepreneurs and small businesses. Recognizes the importance of ensuring that: (1) guaranteed loans, including microloans and venture capital, are made available to all qualified small businesses; (2) necessary federal resources are provided to management assistance programs delivered by SBA resource partners; (3) SBA small business disaster assistance is provided in a timely and efficient manner; (4) affordable Internet access is available to all people in the United States so that small businesses can utilize such access; (5) regulatory relief is provided to small businesses through the reduction of duplicative or unnecessary regulatory requirements; and (6) leveling the playing field for small business contracting opportunities remains a primary focus. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-hr-5829 | 112 | hr | 5829 | Small Business Fairness Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-18 | 2012-05-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | L000571 | 1 | Small Business Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to permit a contract between a federal agency and a small business teaming arrangement entity to be deemed awarded for purposes of the small business procurement and services contracting goals established by the head of that agency if the obligations of such entity are performed by a qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small business or a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or women. Defines "teaming arrangement entity" as a prime contractor under a contractor team arrangement as defined under specified provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as in effect on October 1, 2009. | 2019-04-11T15:40:27Z | |
| 112-hr-5835 | 112 | hr | 5835 | Veterans Access to Capital Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-18 | 2012-05-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] | IA | D | B000652 | 1 | Veterans Access to Capital Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), using up to 20% of annual amounts available for SBA loans to state and local development companies, to make loans directly to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans to be used on projects having a sound business purpose. Provides loan limits and requires partial project funding by such small business. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator to make up to 20% of the annual amounts available for SBA section 7(a) general small business loans available for loans to veteran-owned small businesses. Directs the Administrator, for purposes of loans or loan guarantees to veteran- or disabled veteran-owned small businesses, to reduce any applicable requirement relating to the veteran's credit score, as long as the veteran has complied with other conditions that the Administrator may require. | 2019-04-11T15:40:27Z | |
| 112-hr-5851 | 112 | hr | 5851 | Increasing Small Business Lending Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-18 | 2012-05-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] | MA | D | T000266 | 17 | Increasing Small Business Lending Act of 2012 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend small business loan fee reductions and eliminations and small business loan guarantees under such Act to one year after the enactment of this Act. | 2021-04-19T19:37:27Z | |
| 112-hr-5813 | 112 | hr | 5813 | Ports as Small Business Incubators Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-17 | 2012-05-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] | CA | D | H001063 | 0 | Ports as Small Business Incubators Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program. Requires the Administrator to award grants of at least $300,000 and up to $500,000 to port authorities selected by the Administrator. Allows grant funds to be used only for the costs of providing selected small businesses with access to commercial real property. Requires each Program participant, in providing such access, to give a priority to small businesses owned and controlled by women, veterans, or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as well as those that the participant determines would create "green" jobs (jobs involving the development of clean energy and the improvement of air and water quality). | 2019-04-11T15:40:27Z | |
| 112-s-3196 | 112 | s | 3196 | National Womens' High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-17 | 2012-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3282-3283) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 2 | National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force Act of 2012 - Establishes the National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force to provide women-owned, start-up and high-growth business advice, research, and policy recommendations to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Assistant Administrator of the SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership, Congress, the President, and other federal departments and agencies. Directs the Task Force, among other things, to review, monitor, and advise on plans and programs developed in the public and private sectors that affect the ability of small businesses owned and controlled by women to obtain capital and credit and to access markets. Requires the Task Force to report annually to the President and the congressional small business committees on the activities of the Task Force. Directs the SBA's Chief Counsel to: (1) semiannually conduct a study of an issue of importance to small businesses owned and controlled by women, and (2) submit each study's results to the Task Force and the small business committees. Amends the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 to repeal provisions establishing the Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise. | 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z | |
| 112-s-3197 | 112 | s | 3197 | Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-17 | 2012-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3283-3286) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 2 | Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Office of Women's Business Ownership within the Small Business Administration (SBA) to address issues concerning the management, operations, manufacturing, technology, finance, retail and product sales, international trade, government contracting, and other disciplines required for starting, operating, and increasing the business of a small business. Authorizes the SBA Administrator to provide annual training for women's business ownership representatives to enable them to carry out such responsibilities. Authorizes the Administrator to provide financial assistance to qualifying entities to conduct projects designed to provide training and counseling meeting the needs of women business owners, especially socially and economically disadvantaged women business owners. Provides assistance amounts of at least $100,000 and up to $150,000 per year. Directs the Administrator to consult with each association of women's business centers to develop: (1) a training program for the staff of such centers, and (2) recommendations to improve the policies and procedures for governing the general operations and administration of the women's business center program. Outlines application and other requirements for entities to receive assistance to conduct such projects. Directs the Administrator to solicit applications and award grants for the first fiscal year beginning after the enactment of this Act, and every third fiscal year thereafter. Provides for the review and approval of grant applications, as well as conditions for continued funding. Allows for multiple awards to the same entities. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study: (1) the unique economic issues facing women's business centers located in predominately rural, urban, or insular areas; and (2) SBA oversight of women's business centers. | 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z | |
| 112-s-3198 | 112 | s | 3198 | Strengthening Resources for America's Entrepreneurs Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-17 | 2012-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 1 | Strengthening Resources for America's Entrepreneurs Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop and submit to Congress a plan for using SBA entrepreneurial development programs (EDPs) to create jobs during FY2013-FY2014. Requires the Administrator to: (1) promulgate a rule to develop and implement a consistent data collection process for the EDPs; (2) report annually to Congress on opportunities to foster coordination of, limit duplication among, and improve program delivery for federal EDPs; (3) establish a database of providers of entrepreneurial development services; (4) designate at least one employee in each SBA district office as a community specialist to work with local providers of such services to increase their coordination with federal EDPs; and (5) develop benchmarks for measuring the performance of such specialists. | 2019-11-15T21:59:31Z | |
| 112-s-3200 | 112 | s | 3200 | A bill to require the Small Business Administration to submit a regular National Small Business Index to Congress to assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small business development. | Commerce | 2012-05-17 | 2012-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | Amends the Small Business Export Development Act to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit to the congressional small business committees periodic reports, beginning two years after the enactment of this Act, that rank each state and U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, and the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas on how well their regulations and policies create optimal environments for the creation and development of small businesses. Designates each such report as a National Small Business Climate Index (Index). Outlines factors to be used to achieve such rankings. Requires the Chief Counsel, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to report to such committees on the progress in preparing the first Index. | 2019-11-15T21:59:32Z | |
| 112-s-3194 | 112 | s | 3194 | Small Business Common Application Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-16 | 2012-05-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] | NC | D | H001049 | 0 | Small Business Common Application Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and maintain a small business common application and web portal (application and portal) to allow small businesses to submit a single common application for federal assistance provided by any executive agency, including loans and loan guarantees, grants, technical assistance, and counseling services. Establishes in the Economic Development Administration an Executive Committee on a Small Business Common Application, which shall: (1) make recommendations regarding the establishment of the application and portal, (2) monitor their implementation, and (3) make periodic recommendations to the Administrator for their improvement. | 2022-01-12T15:12:06Z | |
| 112-s-3174 | 112 | s | 3174 | Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-14 | 2012-05-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, state small business development centers to provide, on a statewide basis, technical assistance to secondary schools, post-secondary vocational or technical schools, or nonprofit organizations that serve youth and young adults for the development and implementation of curricula designed to promote vocational and technical entrepreneurship. Prohibits the Administrator from requiring matching funds as a grant condition. Requires: (1) grant recipients to report to the Administrator on their use of funds, and (2) the Administrator to submit to Congress a program evaluation. Directs the association of small business development centers to act as an information clearinghouse regarding vocational and technical entrepreneurship education programs. | 2019-11-15T21:59:32Z | |
| 112-hr-5729 | 112 | hr | 5729 | Native Hawaiian HUBZone Opportunity Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-05-10 | 2012-05-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen W. [D-HI-1] | HI | D | H001050 | 1 | Native Hawaiian HUBZone Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to designate Native Hawaiian organizations as HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small businesses for purposes of small business assistance provided through Small Business Administration (SBA). | 2022-02-03T05:56:27Z | |
| 112-hr-4759 | 112 | hr | 4759 | Consumer Food and Product Safety Information Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-04-25 | 2012-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 0 | Consumer Food and Product Safety Information Act of 2012 - Requires the head of each federal product safety enforcement agency to design and implement a public information plan to use agency and media resources to provide information to the public concerning: (1) the role of the agency in ensuring product safety, (2) steps consumers can take to enhance their safety while using regulated products, (3) product recalls, and (4) additional information to enhance consumer safety. Requires such plan to include procedures for developing and distributing product safety information to the public. Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish: (1) a clearinghouse to collect and distribute product recall and safety information to government entities and the public, (2) a toll-free number for such information, and (3) a public website to provide recall information to the public.Requires the head of each enforcement agency to issue: (1) national public service announcements that contain information on the public safety role of the agency, available resources, and product safety information; and (2) posters and other printed material on the public safety role of the agency.Sets forth requirements for product recall notifications and quarterly reporting.Requires any manufacturer or distributor of a product who voluntarily initiates a product recall as a result of safety concerns to provide notice of such recall to the relevant enforcement agency within 10 days. | 2019-11-15T21:19:46Z | |
| 112-s-2364 | 112 | s | 2364 | A bill to extend the availability of low-interest refinancing under the local development business loan program of the Small Business Administration. | Commerce | 2012-04-25 | 2012-04-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 7 | Amends the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 to extend through September 27, 2013 (under current law, through September 27, 2012) the authority for Small Business Administration (SBA) refinancing of small business debt not involving business expansion under the SBA's local development business loan program. | 2019-11-15T21:59:14Z | |
| 112-hr-4395 | 112 | hr | 4395 | Cosmetic Safety Amendments Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-04-18 | 2012-04-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | L000567 | 0 | Cosmetic Safety Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the registration of every domestic and foreign establishment engaged in the manufacture of a cosmetic intended to be marketed in the United States with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires such manufacturers to submit to the Secretary: (1) a cosmetic and ingredient statement for each manufactured cosmetic containing a unique registration number for the manufacturing establishment where the cosmetic is manufactured, the brand name for the cosmetic, the ingredients in the cosmetic, and contact information for individuals responsible for filing and maintaining the cosmetic and ingredient statement; and (2) a report on any serious and unexpected adverse event allegedly associated with the use of a cosmetic product. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish good manufacturing practices for the manufacture, processing, filling, or packaging of cosmetics; and (2) establish and maintain in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an electronic National Cosmetic Regulatory Databank to hold information pertaining to the regulation of cosmetics. Grants the Secretary authority to review the findings of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel with respect to any cosmetic products. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) establish a tolerance level for a nonfunctional constituent in a cosmetic product, (2) evaluate the safety of any ingredient in a cosmetic product, and (3) obtain access to and copy records for determining whether a cosmetic product is adulterated and presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans. Denies entry into the United States of a cosmetic product if: (1) the importer does not present the unique cosmetic establishment registration number and the unique cosmetic and ingredient statement number, or (2) either of such numbers is not correct. | 2022-02-03T05:53:22Z | |
| 112-hr-4326 | 112 | hr | 4326 | Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act | Commerce | 2012-03-29 | 2012-03-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] | UT | D | M001142 | 6 | Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms and the American National Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors as mandatory consumer product safety standards. Authorizes the CPSC to initiate a rulemaking to amend either standard to include any provision reasonably necessary to ensure the safe and effective operation of carbon monoxide alarms. Requires the CPSC to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states and local governments that require approved carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units to carry out specified carbon monoxide poisoning prevention activities. | 2019-11-15T21:19:27Z | |
| 112-s-2269 | 112 | s | 2269 | Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-03-29 | 2012-03-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act from being construed as prohibiting, banning, or otherwise extending to any voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, agreement, or other association, compact, contract, or covenant entered into by or between any individual or group of individuals. | 2019-11-15T21:55:25Z | |
| 112-hr-4203 | 112 | hr | 4203 | Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-03-19 | 2012-12-27 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535. | House | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | V000081 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to remove current contract award price limits. Allow a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers; (2) the anticipated contract price will not exceed $6.5 million in the case of a manufacturing contract, or $4 million in the case of all other contracts; and (3) the contract can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Provides identical contracting authority for women-owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries. | 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z | |
| 112-hr-4204 | 112 | hr | 4204 | To require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content. | Commerce | 2012-03-19 | 2012-03-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] | CA | D | B001234 | 1 | Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue regulations requiring that a warning label stating that "exposure to violent video games has been linked to aggressive behavior" be placed on the packaging of any video game that is rated E (Everyone), Everyone 10+ (Everyone 10 and older), T (Teen), M (Mature), or A (Adult) by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. | 2022-01-06T17:18:06Z | |
| 112-hr-4206 | 112 | hr | 4206 | Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-03-19 | 2012-12-21 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531. | House | Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] | CO | R | C001077 | 3 | Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to include under penalties for misrepresentation the willful misrepresentation of status as a small business for the purpose of obtaining, retaining, or completing a federal contract. Amends the Small Business Act to provide that, in cases of small business fraud, including misrepresentation of status, the penalties provided shall not apply if the defendant acted in reliance on a written advisory opinion from a licensed attorney who is not an employee of the defendant. Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) issue rules defining an advisory opinion for such purposes, and (2) issue a compliance guide to assist businesses in accurately determining their small business status. Establishes in the SBA an Office of Hearings and Appeals, headed by a Chief Hearing Officer, which shall: (1) impartially decide matters where Congress designates that a hearing on the record is required or which the Administrator designates by regulation or otherwise, and (2) contain the SBA's Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Office. Includes as a misrepresentation, for SBA purposes, any misrepresentation established by a preponderance of the evidence (in the case of debarment) or adequate evidence (in the case of suspension). Directs the Administrator to publish on the SBA website the standard operating procedures for such debarments and suspensions. Directs the Administrator to report annually to the congressional small business committees on debarment and suspension actions. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Administrator should present to the SBA Inspector General or the Attorney General any evidence of a violation of misrepresentation of small business status presented in a proceeding conducted by the Office of Hearings and Appeals. | 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z | |
| 112-hr-4212 | 112 | hr | 4212 | Drywall Safety Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-03-19 | 2013-01-14 | Became Public Law No: 112-266. | House | Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] | VA | R | R000589 | 22 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 21, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Drywall Safety Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Commerce should insist that: (1) the government of China, which has ownership interests in the companies that manufactured and exported problematic drywall to the United States, facilitate a meeting between the companies and U.S. government representatives about remedying affected homeowners; and (2) such companies comply with any related U.S. court decisions. (Sec. 3) Requires certain gypsum board labeling standards of ASTM International (formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials), as in effect on the day before the enactment of this Act, to be treated as a rule promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Provides procedures for: (1) ASTM International to notify the CPSC of any subsequent revision of such standards; and (2) the revised standards to become effective unless the CPSC, within a specified period, determines that the revisions do not adequately identify gypsum board by manufacturer and month and year of manufacture. (Sec. 4) Requires the CPSC to promulgate a final rule concerning drywall manufactured or imported for domestic use that limits sulfur content to a level not associated with elevated rates of corrosion in the home. Provides exceptions, and means of enforcement as a rule, if the CPSC determines that a voluntary standard (developed by a specified Subcommittee on Specifications and Test Methods for Gypsum Products of ASTM International) is adequate to permit identification and publishes the determination in the Federal Register. Provides procedures for revision of such voluntary standards. Allows the CPSC, at any time subsequent to publication of such a rule, to initiate a rulemaking to modify the sulfur content limit or include a provision relating only to drywall composition or characteristics that the CPSC determines is rea… | 2023-03-22T18:24:48Z | |
| 112-s-2187 | 112 | s | 2187 | A bill to remove the sunset date for amendments to the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 2012-03-12 | 2012-03-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 2 | Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee a surety against any loss resulting from the breach of a bid bond, payment bond, performance bond, or bonds ancillary thereto, by a principal on any work order or contract amount up to $5 million (under current law, up to $2 million). Requires the Administrator to reimburse such a surety unless the total contract exceeds such increased amount. | 2019-11-15T21:58:54Z | |
| 112-hr-4185 | 112 | hr | 4185 | Small Business Clean Energy Financing Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-03-08 | 2012-03-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] | CA | D | M001163 | 2 | Small Business Clean Energy Financing Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program to guarantee loans of small businesses that manufacture a clean energy technology in the United States. Requires the Administrator, to the extent practicable, to carry out the program in a manner similar to the SBA 7(a) general business loan program. | 2019-04-11T15:39:50Z | |
| 112-s-2172 | 112 | s | 2172 | Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-03-07 | 2012-03-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1462) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 11 | Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to: (1) remove the requirement that the woman or women owning such business be economically disadvantaged, (2) remove contract award price limits, and (3) allow a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to such a business under the same conditions as such a contract may be awarded to a qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small business. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) periodically conduct a study to identify any U.S. industry in which women are underrepresented; and (2) every five years, report study results to the congressional small business committees. | 2019-11-15T21:58:54Z | |
| 112-s-2157 | 112 | s | 2157 | Shuttle Workforce Revitalization Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-03-06 | 2012-03-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 1 | Shuttle Workforce Revitalization Act of 2012 - Makes Brevard County, Florida, a HUBZone (heavily underutilized business zone) until no earlier than January 1, 2020. | 2019-11-15T21:58:54Z | |
| 112-hr-4118 | 112 | hr | 4118 | Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-03-01 | 2012-12-21 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529. | House | Rep. Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12] | PA | D | C001081 | 7 | Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to require (under current law, permit) federal agencies involved in procurement, to the maximum extent practicable, to include small businesses in multiple award contracts. Requires such agencies to make full use of the contract set-aside programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Directs the SBA Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and any agency that obtains 5% of its procurement requirements through a multiple award contract, to carry out a program to increase small business participation in such contracts. Requires the President to annually establish government-wide goals for the total value of all task and delivery orders placed against multiple award contracts, blanket purchase agreements, and basic ordering agreements awarded to small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small businesses owned and controlled by women. Requires each federal contract for the purchase of goods and services with an anticipated value greater than $2,500 but not greater than $200,000 (under current law, $100,000) to be reserved exclusively for small businesses (with an exception). Directs the Administrator to issue regulations concerning General Services Administration (GSA) oversight of task or delivery orders placed against multiple award contracts. Requires: (1) inclusion of the Administrator on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, and (2) the OFPP Administrator to have the deciding vote in case of a tie vote among Council membership. | 2023-01-11T13:23:01Z | |
| 112-hr-4121 | 112 | hr | 4121 | Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-03-01 | 2012-12-21 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530. | House | Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] | OR | D | S001180 | 7 | Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program to provide increased access to federal contract opportunities for early stage small businesses (no more than 15 employees and average annual receipts of no more than $1 million). Requires the Administrator to identify appropriate federal procurement contracts for award under the program. Allows a contracting officer to award: (1) a sole source contract under the program if an entity is determined to be a responsible contractor and the officer does not reasonably expect that two or more early stage businesses will submit offers, and (2) contracts on the basis of competition restricted to early stage businesses if the officer reasonably expects that at least two early stage businesses will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair market price. Requires all program contract awards to be counted toward goals for small business participation in federal procurement contracts. | 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z | |
| 112-hr-4102 | 112 | hr | 4102 | Bring the Jobs Home Loan Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-02-28 | 2012-02-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] | NY | D | I000057 | 0 | Bring the Jobs Home Loan Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a loan program to assist small businesses involved in manufacturing to begin the U.S. production of products that would otherwise be imported. Requires small businesses receiving such loans to report to the Administrator on: (1) facility and equipment changes made, or training provided, using such loans; and (2) progress made in such production. Allows the Administrator to consider such report information in determining whether to provide an additional loan or loan assistance under another SBA program. Prohibits an individual loan greater than 5% of the total amount available for such loans. | 2019-04-11T15:39:50Z | |
| 112-s-2136 | 112 | s | 2136 | A bill to increase the maximum amount of leverage permitted under title III of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. | Commerce | 2012-02-28 | 2012-02-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 1 | Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make $4 billion in guarantees of debentures of small business investment companies (SBICs) for programs under title III of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (the Act). Amends the Act to increase from $225 million to $350 million the maximum amount of outstanding leverage to be made available by the SBA to two or more commonly-controlled SBICs. | 2019-11-15T21:58:54Z | |
| 112-hr-4081 | 112 | hr | 4081 | Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-02-17 | 2012-12-21 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 528. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 9 | Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to consolidate Small Business Administration (SBA) provisions relating to contract bundling (the consolidation of two or more procurement requirements into a solicitation for a single prime contract that is unlikely, because of its size or complexity, to be suitable for award to a small business). Requires the Procurement Activity (Activity) of a federal department or agency (agency), at least 45 days prior to the issuance of a solicitation, to provide to that Activity's procurement center representative a copy of the proposed procurement together with, among other things, the number of small businesses that could be excluded from bidding if the contract is a bundled contract. Requires the SBA Administrator, in the case of a previously bundled contract that is to be recompeted as a bundled contract, to determine, among other things, the amount of savings and benefits achieved under the bundling. Requires a procurement center representative who believes that a procurement as proposed will render small business prime contract participation unlikely to recommend to the Activity alternative procurement methods to increase small business contracting opportunities. Requires the head of an agency, before proceeding with an acquisition strategy that could lead to a bundling of contract requirements, to conduct market research to determine whether bundling is necessary and justified. Allows a small business, in the case of a bundled contract, to submit an offer that provides for the use of a team of subcontractors for contract performance. Directs the Administrator to develop and maintain a database of information on each bundled contract awarded by an agency and each small business displaced as a prime contractor as a result of such award. Requires annual reports from the Administrator to the congressional small business committees on federal contract bundling, including cost savings and impact on small businesses. Requires: (1) each federal ag… | 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z | |
| 112-hres-548 | 112 | hres | 548 | Acknowledging the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) as a driving factor in the world economy and the contributions of scientist-inventors across all disciplines. | Commerce | 2012-02-15 | 2012-02-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. | House | Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11] | FL | D | C001066 | 0 | Acknowledges the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) as a driving factor in the world economy and the contributions of scientist-inventors. Expresses support for university technological developments, promoting entrepreneurship and, support for university innovations in local communities. Recognizes the importance of inventions, patents, and copyrights as part of maintaining U.S. leadership in the world and a competitive global economy. | 2019-11-15T21:34:59Z | |
| 112-hr-3995 | 112 | hr | 3995 | Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-02-09 | 2012-02-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 6 | Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2012 - Prohibits, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice and an unfair method of competition in or affecting interstate commerce, any person from being a party to any agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in which: (1) an abbreviated new drug (generic) application filer receives anything of value; and (2) such filer agrees not to research, develop, manufacture, market or sell the generic drug. Excludes a resolution or settlement that includes no more than: (1) the right to market the generic drug before the expiration of the patent or other exclusivity period, or (2) the waiver of a patent infringement claim for damages. Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to exempt agreements in furtherance of market competition and for the benefit of consumers. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem an applicant to have forfeited market exclusivity if the applicant enters into an agreement that violates this Act. Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to revise reporting requirements related to agreements between a generic drug applicant and a brand name drug company to include: (1) a description of the subject matter of other agreements between the parties; and (2) a certification that the materials filed represent the complete, final, and exclusive agreement between the parties. | 2019-11-15T21:34:59Z | |
| 112-hr-3976 | 112 | hr | 3976 | Enhancing Exports Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-02-08 | 2012-05-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. | House | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | V000081 | 0 | Enhancing Exports Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a small business export expansion credit of 25% of export expansion expenses. Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Office of International Trade (Office) to compile and update annually, for small businesses and their partner entities, a document that contains: (1) the tariff schedules of all foreign countries; and (2) for each of the 50 foreign countries to which the highest total value of U.S. goods and services are exported, specified information on the demand for goods and services in that country. Requires the Office to identify and advertise programs and services to small businesses, including federal programs and services, that facilitate the matching of foreign customers to small businesses. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to increase, from 20% to 30% of the aggregate annual loan authority available to the Export-Import Bank, the amount to be used to finance small business exports. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the proportion and percentage of projects and assistance financed for small businesses by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Provides limitations on duties under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule that apply to certain goods and services imported into the United States for use by small businesses in their regular operations. | 2019-11-15T21:46:44Z | |
| 112-hr-3980 | 112 | hr | 3980 | Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-02-08 | 2012-12-21 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525. | House | Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] | WA | R | H001056 | 11 | Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to replace the position of breakout procurement representative within the Small Business Administration (SBA) with the position of procurement center representative. Requires such representatives to, among other things, review any acquisition plan with respect to a procurement requirement, and make recommendations regarding procurement method determinations and acquisition plans. Removes the requirement that such representatives review restrictions on competition, instead requiring them to review barriers to small business participation in federal contracting, as well as any bundled or consolidated solicitation or contract. Requires such representatives to: (1) have electronic access to any acquisition plan developed or in development with respect to a procurement activity, (2) be an advocate for the maximum practicable utilization of small businesses in federal contracting, and (3) be notified of and included in all applicable acquisition planning processes. Directs the Defense Acquisition University and the Federal Acquisition Institute to each provide a course on contracting requirements under the Small Business Act. Requires each federal department or agency having contracting authority to: (1) enumerate opportunities for participation by small businesses during all acquisition planning processes and in all acquisition plans, and (2) invite the participation of the appropriate Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and procurement representative in such planning processes and provide Director and representative access to all acquisition plans in development. | 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z | |
| 112-hr-3985 | 112 | hr | 3985 | Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-02-08 | 2012-12-21 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526. | House | Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17] | IL | R | S001182 | 9 | Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a mentor-protege program for all small businesses. (Under current law, the SBA mentor-protege program is limited to small businesses participating in the section 8(a) guaranteed loan program.) Prohibits a federal department or agency from carrying out a mentor-protege program for small businesses unless the head of such department or agency submits a program plan to the Administrator and the Administrator approves it. Requires the Administrator to approve or disapprove a plan based on whether the proposed program: (1) will assist proteges to compete for federal prime contracts and subcontracts, and (2) complies with program regulations as issued by the Administrator under this Act. | 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z | |
| 112-hr-3987 | 112 | hr | 3987 | Small Business Protection Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-02-08 | 2012-12-21 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527. | House | Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8] | IL | R | W000811 | 11 | Small Business Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), when establishing small business size standards, to establish or approve a single standard for a grouping of four-digit North American Industrial Classification codes only if the Administrator makes publicly available, no later than the date on which it is established or approved, a justification that such standard is appropriate for each individual industry classification in the grouping. Requires the Administrator, in conducting rulemaking to revise, modify, or establish size standards, to consider and address: (1) the industry for which the new standard is proposed, (2) the competitive environment for that industry, (3) the approach used to develop the proposed standard, and (4) the anticipated effect of the proposed rulemaking on the industry. | 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z | |
| 112-hr-3889 | 112 | hr | 3889 | PARTS Act | Commerce | 2012-02-02 | 2012-08-01 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 5 | Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act or the PARTS Act - Makes it not an act of infringement, with respect to a design patent that claims a component part of a motor vehicle as originally manufactured, to: (1) make, test, or offer to sell within the United States, or import into the United States, any article of manufacture that is similar or the same in appearance to the component part claimed in such design patent if the purpose of such article is for the repair of a motor vehicle to restore its appearance to as originally manufactured; and (2) use or sell within the United States any such same or similar articles for such restorations more than 30 months after the claimed component part is first offered for public sale as part of a motor vehicle in any country. Specifies that an offer to sell includes any marketing of an article of manufacture to prospective purchasers or users and any pre-sale distribution. Applies this Act to any patent issued, or application filed, before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. | 2022-03-02T05:13:14Z | |
| 112-hr-3893 | 112 | hr | 3893 | Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-02-02 | 2012-12-27 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534. | House | Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] | SC | R | M001182 | 9 | Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 - Title I: Limitations on Subcontracting - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit a small business receiving a guaranteed loan through the Small Business Administration (SBA) from expending more on subcontractors than: (1) 50% of the loan amount received, in case of a contract for services; and (2) 50%, in the case of a contract for supplies (other than from a regular dealer in such supplies). Requires the small business, in case of a contract for supplies from a regular dealer, to supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless the SBA grants a waiver. Authorizes the SBA Administrator to: (1) modify the above percentage limits when necessary to reflect conventional industry practices; and (2) establish a subcontractor percentage limit for general and specialty construction and contracts not covered by (1) and (2), above. (Sec. 102) Provides penalties for violations of such limits. Title II: Subcontracting Plans - (Sec. 201) Requires each subcontracting plan submitted to federal agencies to contain assurances that the offeror or bidder will: (1) report on subcontracting activities throughout the life of the contract, and (2) cooperate with any study or survey required by the federal agency or SBA to determine the extent of compliance with the subcontracting plan. Directs the Administrator to ensure that the federal subcontracting reporting system to which such reports are submitted is modified to notify the Administrator, the appropriate contracting officer, and the appropriate Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization if an entity fails to submit a required report. Makes such failure a breach of contract for which appropriate action may be taken. Provides that if an agency procurement center or commercial market representative determines that a subcontracting plan fails to provide the maximum practicable opportunity for small businesses to participate, such representative may delay acceptance of… | 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z | |
| 112-hr-3850 | 112 | hr | 3850 | Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-01-31 | 2012-12-21 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 10 | Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to raise from 23% to 25% the governmentwide prime contract award goal for participation by small business concerns and to make the governmentwide subcontract participation award goal 40% for such businesses. Revises percentage goals for awards to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small businesses, small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small businesses owned by women (small business categories). Requires the small business procurement goals established by the head of each federal agency participating in federal procurement contracts to: (1) be in the same format as the goals established by the President; (2) address both prime contract and subcontract awards; and (3) meet or exceed the government-wide goals for each small business category. Requires each agency head to: (1) consult with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in establishing agency goals, and (2) develop a plan for achieving agency goals. (Sec. 3) Revises requirements concerning information required to be included in annual reports from: (1) agency heads to the Administrator concerning the extent of small business participation in that agency's procurement contracts; and (2) the Administrator to the President and Congress on whether individual agency goals were achieved, as well as reasons for any failure to achieve such goals. Requires, with respect to the latter reports: (1) that all such information be made available on a public website, and (2) the inclusion of information concerning the number and dollar amounts of prime contracts awarded to small businesses owned by an Alaska Native Corporation. (Sec. 4) Requires training programs established for the development of federal senior executives to include training with respect to federal procurement requirements, including those … | 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z | |
| 112-hr-3851 | 112 | hr | 3851 | Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-01-31 | 2012-12-21 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 8 | Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to require the Director of the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (established in each federal agency having procurement powers) to be compensated at least at the GS-15 rate and allows such position to be compensated at up to a Senior Executive Service level. Includes as additional duties of each Director: (1) reviewing and advising on decisions to convert an activity performed by a small business to an activity performed by a federal employee; (2) providing advice and comments on acquisition strategies, market research, and justifications related to small business; (3) providing training to small businesses and contract specialists; (4) carrying out exclusively the duties enumerated under the Act and, while Director, not holding any other title, position, or responsibility, except as necessary to carry out such duties; and (5) reporting annually to the congressional small business committees on the provision of small business and contract specialist training. Amends the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 to require the Small Business Procurement Advisory Council to: (1) conduct reviews of each Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to determine compliance with Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements, (2) identify best practices for maximizing small business utilization in federal contracting, and (3) report annually to the small business committees on such reviews and best practices. | 2022-03-02T05:47:18Z | |
| 112-hr-3836 | 112 | hr | 3836 | SBA Loan Paperwork Reduction Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-01-27 | 2012-01-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] | CA | D | H001063 | 0 | SBA Loan Paperwork Reduction Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to carry out a Small Loan Advantage Program in the same manner as, and as a replacement for, the SBA Small Loan Advantage loan initiative. (Under the loan initiative, SBA lenders make partially guaranteed, lower-dollar small business loans which often benefit businesses in underserved areas or markets.) Makes pilot program loan guarantee percentage limits inapplicable to the Small Loan Advantage Program. | 2019-04-11T15:39:50Z | |
| 112-hr-3779 | 112 | hr | 3779 | Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act of 2012 | Commerce | 2012-01-18 | 2012-01-18 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] | NY | D | O000169 | 0 | Small Business Growth and Federal Accountability Act of 2012 - Prohibits a federal department or agency not meeting its fiscal year goal for awarding procurement contracts to small businesses from expending, for procurement, more than 90% of the amount expended in the fiscal year with respect to which that department or agency did not meet the goal. Allows such a department or agency, in attempting to meet such goal, to give procurement preference to a small business. | 2019-11-15T21:08:56Z | |
| 112-hr-3754 | 112 | hr | 3754 | Not Too Small to Succeed in Business Act of 2011 | Commerce | 2011-12-20 | 2011-12-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Small Business Reform Act of 2011 or Not Too Small to Succeed in Business Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to extend from: (1) 9 to 11 years the period that a small business may receive developmental assistance under the Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program (Program), and (2) 5 to 7 years the period that such a small business may spend in the Program's transitional stage. Allows small businesses that previously completed the 9-year period, above, and that satisfy net worth requirements applicable to continued eligibility after initial Program admission, to participate for an additional two years. Sets net worth limits for individual Program participants at: (1) $750,000, for Program admission; (2) $2.25 million, for continued Program participation after admission; and (3) $500,000 adjusted gross income, for Program admission and continued eligibility. Provides that, if the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) graduated a small business from the Program prior to the enactment of this Act on the basis that the small business did not meet standards relating to economic disadvantage and the small business now meets such standards, the small business may participate in the Program for 11 years less any period of previous participation. | 2019-04-11T15:39:50Z | |
| 112-hr-3696 | 112 | hr | 3696 | College Football Playoff Act of 2011 | Commerce | 2011-12-16 | 2011-12-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] | TX | R | B000213 | 2 | College Football Playoff Act of 2011 - Prohibits promoting, marketing, or advertising a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) game as a championship or national championship game (or any merchandise that refers to the game as a championship or national championship game) unless such game is the final game of a single elimination post-season playoff system for which all NCAA Division I FBS conferences and unaffiliated Division I FBS teams are eligible. Treats a violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Makes this Act applicable to any game that occurs after January 31, 2013. | 2019-11-15T21:19:46Z | |
| 112-s-2012 | 112 | s | 2012 | Children's Sleepwear Labeling Act of 2011 | Commerce | 2011-12-16 | 2011-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Children's Sleepwear Labeling Act of 2011 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to require flame resistant children's sleepwear to include a label that indicates: (1) that it is flame resistant, and (2) the chemical name of the flame retardant used. | 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z | |
| 112-hr-3688 | 112 | hr | 3688 | Equity for Visual Artists Act of 2011 | Commerce | 2011-12-15 | 2012-01-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 0 | Equity for Visual Artists Act of 2011 - Requires, whenever a work of visual art is sold for at least $10,000 at an auction by someone other than the authoring artist, that the entity collecting the money or other consideration pay a royalty equal to 7% of the price to a visual artists' collecting society. Defines an "auction" as public sale run by an entity that: (1) sells to the highest bidder works of visual art in which the cumulative amount of such works sold during the previous year is over $25 million, and (2) does not solely conduct the sale of such visual art on the Internet. Requires the collecting society to: (1) distribute half of the net royalty to the artist or their successor as copyright owner, and (2) deposit the other half into an escrow account to fund purchases by U.S. nonprofit art museums of works of visual art authored by living artists domiciled in the United States. Establishes a copyright infringement offense for the failure of the entity collecting the money or other consideration to pay such a royalty. Subjects an infringer to the payment of statutory damages. Excludes works of visual art from copyright notice procedures. Directs the Register of Copyrights to issue regulations governing the designation and oversight of visual artists' collecting societies. Requires that specified fees be paid to the Register out of the total royalty payments received by collecting societies. | 2019-11-15T21:34:59Z | |
| 112-s-2000 | 112 | s | 2000 | Equity for Visual Artists Act of 2011 | Commerce | 2011-12-15 | 2011-12-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8681-8682) | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 0 | Equity for Visual Artists Act of 2011 - Requires, whenever a work of visual art is sold for at least $10,000 at an auction by someone other than the authoring artist, that the entity collecting the money or other consideration pay a royalty equal to 7% of the price to a visual artists' collecting society. Defines an "auction" as public sale run by an entity that: (1) sells to the highest bidder works of visual art in which the cumulative amount of such works sold during the previous year is over $25 million, and (2) does not solely conduct the sale of such visual art on the Internet. Requires the collecting society to: (1) distribute half of the net royalty to the artist or their successor as copyright owner, and (2) deposit the other half into an escrow account to fund purchases by U.S. nonprofit art museums of works of visual art authored by living artists domiciled in the United States. Establishes a copyright infringement offense for the failure of the entity collecting the money or other consideration to pay such a royalty. Subjects an infringer to the payment of statutory damages. Excludes works of visual art from copyright notice procedures. Directs the Register of Copyrights to issue regulations governing the designation and oversight of visual artists' collecting societies. Requires that specified fees be paid to the Register out of the total royalty payments received by collecting societies. | 2019-11-15T21:59:54Z | |
| 112-sres-348 | 112 | sres | 348 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Treasury should take actions to increase the transparency and accountability of the Small Business Lending Fund Program. | Commerce | 2011-12-15 | 2011-12-15 | Referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8688) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that, in order to enhance and promote transparency and accountability of the Small Business Lending Fund Program and improve communication with its participants, the Secretary of the Treasury should: (1) apply lessons learned from the Program's application review phase to help improve the Secretary's communication strategy, and (2) finalize procedures for monitoring Program participants, as well as plans for assessing the Program's performance. | 2019-11-15T21:59:13Z | |
| 112-hr-3629 | 112 | hr | 3629 | To require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect. | Commerce | 2011-12-08 | 2011-12-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] | NY | D | S000248 | 0 | Requires a person who owns or operates a retail establishment and uses mobile device tracking technology in the establishment to display in a prominent location a notice that such technology is in use and that individuals can avoid being tracked by turning off their mobile devices. Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations to implement such requirement. Provides for FTC enforcement of violations. | 2019-11-15T21:19:52Z |
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