SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007

To reauthorize the veterans entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

6/18/2007--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007 - Title I: Office of Veterans Business Development - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development to:
(1) increase veteran outreach by ensuring that Veteran Business Outreach Centers regularly participate, on a nationwide basis, in the workshops of the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Labor; and
(2) submit to Congress progress reports on the implementation of such requirement. Requires the Associate Administrator to establish a Women Veterans Business Training Resource Program to compile information on resources available to women veterans for business training. Title II: Veterans Assistance and Services -Authorizes a small business development center to apply for a grant to carry out a veterans assistance and services program. Sets at $75,000 and $250,000 the minimum and maximum grant amounts. Title III: Expanding Veterans Business Outreach Centers - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to increase, by at least two for each of FY2008 and FY2009, and by an appropriate number for each fiscal year thereafter, the number of Veterans Business Outreach Centers throughout the United States. Requires the Administrator to
(1) sponsor an independent study on gaps in the availability of such Centers across the United States; and
(2) report to Congress on study results.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
• and 19 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
  • Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
  • Rep. David Davis [R, TN-1]
  • Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. William Jefferson [D, LA-2]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
  • Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D, NY-12]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
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Committees

• House Small Business

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2366

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 17, 2007		June 18, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Jun 21, 2007: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217..
• Jun 20, 2007: Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
• Jun 19, 2007: Received in the Senate.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Jun 18, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
• Jun 18, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2366.
• Jun 18, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jun 18, 2007: Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
• Added to calendar on Jun 15, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 115..
• Jun 15, 2007: Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-194.
• Added to calendar on May 23, 2007: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote..
• May 23, 2007: Committee Hearings Held.
• May 23, 2007: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
• May 17, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
• Introduced on May 17, 2007.

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June 30, 2008 Ed Tinsley: Pro-Drunk Driving, Anti-Minimum Wage

With strong National Restaurant Association backing, the bill, HR 2366 passed the House but was not considered in the Senate. The Association will again press for legal reform next Congress. The overall thrust of the NRA - allow ...

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February 15, 2008 Buchanan Pro-Vets Provisions Become Law

The bill includes language from Buchanan’s “SBA Veterans’ Programs Act of 2007” (HR 2366), which as passed by the House in June of 2007 to provide greater resources and training to veterans hoping to become business entrepreneurs. ...

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May 16, 2007 Bill Action: Introduced: HR 2366: To reauthorize the veterans ...

Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL] introduced HR 2366: To reauthorize the veterans entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. [This event matched these monitors: Introduced Legislation ]

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