United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3738 (111th)
Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009
Introduced
7 October 2009
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Summary
Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program to provide equity investment financing to support early-stage small businesses in the following targeted industries: (1) agricultural technology; (2) energy technology; (3) environmental technology; (4) life science; (5) information technology; (6) digital media; (7) clean technology; and (8) defense technology. Directs the Administrator to make grants to participating investment companies under the program and limits to $100 million the aggregate amount of all grants made to a participating investment company under the program. Requires, as a condition of receiving a grant under the program, all of the investments of participating investment companies to be in small businesses, and at least 50% to be in early-stage small businesses in the targeted industries. Establishes a separate Treasury fund for such grants.
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8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 19 November 2009
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 19 November 2009
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 18 November 2009
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 18 November 2009
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 18 November 2009
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 October 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 October 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 October 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3738
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3738