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S. 1263 (109th)

SABIR Act

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Introduced

16 June 2005

Last action

16 June 2005 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6759)

Sponsors

Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]

Subjects

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Source updated

15 August 2025

Summary

Save America's Biotechnology Innovative Research Act of 2005 or SABIR Act - Amends provisions of the Small Business Act relating to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (a program under which a portion of a Federal agency's research or research and development funds are reserved for award to small businesses) to require a small business, in order to be SBIR-eligible, to have no more than 500 employees and be one of the following; (1) at least 51 percent owned and controlled by individuals or eligible venture capital companies who are U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens; (2) not more than 49 percent owned and controlled by a single eligible venture capital company; (3) at least 51 percent owned and controlled by another business that is itself at least 51 percent owned and controlled by U.S. Citizens or permanent resident aliens; or (4) a joint venture in which each entity meets one of these ownership requirements.

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Timeline

  1. 16 June 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6759)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 June 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6758-6759)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 June 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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