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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.5819 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lloyd Chapman: ASBL Recommendations to End Fraud, Abuse, and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-26:/commentary/3122519</id>
    <updated>2008-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Business on huffingtonpost.com </name>
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Oppose HR 3567, HR 5819, S. 3362 and any other legislation that allows billionaire venture capitalists to participate in federal small business contracting programs: The Small Business Act states that a small business must be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lloyd-chapman/asbl-recommendations-to-e_b_138167.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Stacking the Deck Against Small Business&#226;&#8364;&#8221;Again!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/commentary/2991155</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>America&amp;#39;s Best Companies </name>
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The House version, HR 5819, was sent to the Senate back in April, where it is currently in committee. It is a fairly routine piece of legislation that funds the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americasbestcompanies.com/blog/deckstacking2.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>august 2008 new materials</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/3122531</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Government Documents </name>
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call no: ae 1.102:d 63/4, title: making archives accessible for people with disabilities / frank h. serene. author: serene, frank h. imprint: [washington, dc : national archives and records administration, 2008?] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://governmentdocuments.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/august-2008-new-materials/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SBIR Program Extended?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/2927320</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SBIR Blog </name>
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The House of Representatives passed a SBIR reauthorization bill this past spring (HR5819) and the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee passed a bill in June (S.3362) that has significant differences with the House bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbirga.com/2008/09/sbir-program-ex.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Arkansas SBDC: E-News - SBIR Reauthorization Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/3336317</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Biz Bytes - General Commerce News for Small... </name>
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H.R. 5819 and S. 3362 contain significant differences and it appears unlikely that a compromise can be reached by September 30. We will keep Tech Track readers informed as updates become available. Index of past articles ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://asbdc.ualr.edu/enews/rss.asp?print=Y&amp;amp;aid=1102&amp;amp;utm_source=rss-techtrack&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=rssfeed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SBIR Final Legislation Due Soon</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-14:/commentary/2893171</id>
    <updated>2008-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>aerowebspace Watch </name>
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House Version (HR 5819). The House of Representatives put together a package of reforms including raising Phase 1 awards to $300K and phase 2 to $2.2M. Also, a company could apply directly for a Phase 2 award without having to win a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aerowebspace.com/AWS-watch/?p=3&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#226;&#8364;&#339; &quot;If you are going to use tax policy to shape energy strategy ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.fastcompany.com/big-idea/congress-single-handedly-thwarting-development-alternative-energy-suspending-tax-credits-w-0" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-10:/commentary/3693878</id>
    <updated>2008-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Earlier this year congress passed Bill HR 5819, that should tell people what kind of commitment congress has to supporting small business innovation. Generally speaking, I don't remember a time when Congress had the best interest of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fastcompany.com/big-idea/congress-single-handedly-thwarting-development-alternative-energy-suspending-tax-credits-w-0&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Arkansas SBDC: E-News - Arkansas SBIR Recipients Voice Opinions to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-09:/commentary/3560113</id>
    <updated>2008-09-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Biz Bytes - General Commerce News for Small... </name>
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House Resolution 5819, www.asbdc.ualr.edu/sbir/H.R.5819.pdf &#183; Index of past articles &#183; webmaster@asbdc.org. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://asbdc.ualr.edu/enews/rss.asp?print=Y&amp;amp;aid=1096&amp;amp;utm_source=rss-techtrack&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=rssfeed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 3362</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-07:/commentary/3501695</id>
    <updated>2008-09-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CBO's Latest 10 Documents </name>
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On April 22, 2008, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 5819, the SBIR/STTR. Reauthorization Act, as reported by the House Committee on Small Business on April 18,. 2008. The Senate legislation has several differences from the House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/97xx/doc9703/s3362.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>small time</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-29:/commentary/3122526</id>
    <updated>2008-08-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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john kerry, d.-mass., chair of the us senate committee on small business &amp; entrepreneurship, which last month passed s. 3362, the companion measure to hr 5819. the american way? no doubt. under our political system, groups such as the &#226;&#8364;&#166; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smallbusinesssystem.pro2sell.com/2008/08/small-time-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>small time</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-28:/commentary/3122520</id>
    <updated>2008-08-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Deal Newsweekly </name>
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pelosi press secretary drew hamill characterizes the asbl's contentions as a &quot;non-story,&quot; noting that the two house bills that would amend the small business act to the benefit of venture-funded companies -- hr 3567 and hr 5819 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedeal.com/newsweekly/insights/small-time.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Who Benefits from SBIR &#194;&#171; Hopes and Cures</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-18:/commentary/3336318</id>
    <updated>2008-08-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hopes and Cures </name>
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This piece in Sunday&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s St. Louis Post Dispatch illustrates the struggles that many small businesses are facing while Congress works out a solution as to how to renew the SBIR Reauthorization Act of 2008 [H.R. 5819/S. 3362]. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hopesandcures.org/2008/08/18/who-benefits-from-sbir/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Bill Threat to DoD Innovation? &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; DoD Buzz</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-17:/commentary/3761086</id>
    <updated>2008-08-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The result is a bill, HR 5819, that will probably let large investors control a much larger percentage of small business investments overseen by the federal government. Pelosi, who represents many of the computer world&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s investors and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/08/18/house-bill-threat-to-dod-innovation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Committee Passes Compromise SBIR Reauthorization Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-17:/commentary/3122527</id>
    <updated>2008-08-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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3362) is a &quot;completely new bill&quot; that is &quot;not related to HR 5819, the House's SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act passed in the House&quot; back in April, 2008. The complete draft of the bill is attached. According to the SBIR Reauthorization &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.californiabiotechlaw.com/archives/-legislative-developments-senate-committee-passes-compromise-sbir-reauthorization-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Should VC-backed startups qualify for federal small business ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/commentary/3336314</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Indeed, the bills had broad support, passing by margins of 325-72 and 368-43, respectively, with 112 Republican House members voting for H.R. 3567 and 149 Republicans supporting H.R. 5819. But the issue here is not ideology, but money, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/vc-ratings/vc-ratings/a-california-advocacy-group-ca-1.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>pelosi backed bills let billionaire investors hijack small ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/commentary/3122521</id>
    <updated>2008-08-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>American Small Business League </name>
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both bills, hr 3567 and hr 5819 will require the average american small business to compete head-to-head with firms owned and controlled by the nation's wealthiest investors for even the smallest federal small business contracts. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americansmallbusinessleague.blogspot.com/2008/08/pelosi-backed-bills-let-billionaire.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sam Graves' re-election targeted as one of Congress' 'Dirty Dozen ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-11:/commentary/3374963</id>
    <updated>2008-08-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>KansasCity.com Prime Buzz - Today's political... </name>
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Passed H.R.5819 Amendment to strike and replace Title II, regarding venture capital investment standards. (introduced 4/23/2008). &gt; Passed . H.RES.1130 : Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/13692&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Contact your Senators today and urge them to reauthorize SBIR!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-05:/commentary/2614954</id>
    <updated>2008-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The SBIR Coach&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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3362&amp;#39;s reauthorizing language offers an acceptable compromise (from the radical changes that we opposed in HR. 5819) that many of us who advocate for small business causes can support. Remember, without congressional action, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2008/08/contact-your-senators-today-and-urge.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Approves Rich VCs As Small Biz Owners | SmallBusinessNewz</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-03:/commentary/3336315</id>
    <updated>2008-08-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SmallBusinessNewz - For Business Professionals </name>
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As passed, H.R. 5819 allows billion dollar venture capital firms to participate in federal small business programs by modifying the existing definition of a small business in the Small Business Act, which requires a business to be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com/topnews/2008/08/04/congress-approves-rich-vcs-as-small-biz-owners&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>senate committee approves 14 year extension for sbir/sttr program</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-03:/commentary/3122528</id>
    <updated>2008-08-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PCRD </name>
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this is also a departure from the house bill (hr 5819) which called for $300000 for phase i grants and $2.5 million for phase ii awards. in making an announcement about their decision, the us senate committee said that approximately one ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pcrd.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/senate-committe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>lloyd chapman: senate committee votes to give government small ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lloyd-chapman/senate-committee-votes-to_b_116137.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/commentary/3183455</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Business on huffingtonpost.com </name>
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on april 16, 2008, representative velazquez, the chair of the house committee on small business introduced the house version of the bill, hr 5819, and pushed the bill though the house in record time. as originally introduced, the bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lloyd-chapman/senate-committee-votes-to_b_116137.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>sbir reauthorization update</title>
    <link href="http://asbablogs.com/legislative-affairs.php/2008/07/31/sbir_reauthorization_update" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/commentary/3122523</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ceo&amp;#39;s Updates </name>
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this is a completely new bill and not related to hr 5819, the house&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s sbir/sttr reauthorization act passed in the house, april 2008. in what can be described as a herculean effort on the part of some sbe senators and their staffers to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://asbablogs.com/legislative-affairs.php/2008/07/31/sbir_reauthorization_update&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>small business group: loopholes will give big companies small ...</title>
    <link href="http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/small-business-group-loopholes-will.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/commentary/3122522</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>On The Hill </name>
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the american small business league maintains that s. 3362 and house companion hr 5819 contain numerous intentional loopholes that will compound the widespread fraud and abuse that has already been uncovered in federal small business ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/small-business-group-loopholes-will.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Committee Approves 14-Year Extension for SBIR/STTR Program</title>
    <link href="http://www.genomeweb.com/issues/news/148514-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/3783414</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GenomeWeb Daily News Current Issue </name>
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The House of Representatives passed a version of the bill (H.R. 5819) in late April. Since then, the Senate committee has been working on a compromise regarding the eligibility of small businesses that are majority-owned by venture ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.genomeweb.com/issues/news/148514-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Today - Panel To Take Up Small Business Research and Technology ...</title>
    <link href="http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002928792.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/3336320</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CQ Midday </name>
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Details on the draft bill&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s scope and authorization levels were unavailable, but a Democratic committee aide said the draft is expected to contain a longer authorization period than that in a bill passed by the House ( HR 5819 ) in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002928792.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.3362 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3362/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/3336316</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Economic... </name>
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Oppose HR 3567, HR 5819, S. 3362 and any other legislation that allows billionaire venture capitalists to participate in federal small business contracting programs: The Small Business Act states that a small business must be . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3362/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Politics | Panel To Take Up Small Business Research and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-28:/commentary/3519207</id>
    <updated>2008-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Top Stories from CQ </name>
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Details on the draft bill&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s scope and authorization levels were unavailable, but a Democratic committee aide said the draft is expected to contain a longer authorization period than that in a bill passed by the House ( HR 5819 ) in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002928792&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Who deserves SBIR funding?</title>
    <link href="http://engent.blogspot.com/2008/07/who-deserves-sbir-funding.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-11:/commentary/2486618</id>
    <updated>2008-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Engineering Entrepreneurship </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A change to explicitly allow VC-funded firms to get SBIR grants is incorporated in the SBIR reauthorization bill HR 5819, which has passed the House 368-43 and is heading to the Senate. A quick glance at the votes suggests that won ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://engent.blogspot.com/2008/07/who-deserves-sbir-funding.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Genomics, Evolution, and Pseudoscience: NCCAM is funding quack ...</title>
    <link href="http://genefinding.blogspot.com/2008/06/nccam-funding-going-to-purveyors-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/3733539</id>
    <updated>2008-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Genomics, Evolution, and Pseudoscience </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House has already passed its version (H.R.5819). But, before you attack something you know little about, please take a thorough look and examine what's really happened over the 25+ years the program has been in existence. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://genefinding.blogspot.com/2008/06/nccam-funding-going-to-purveyors-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BIO Denies Short-sighted VC Money Grab</title>
    <link href="http://www.sbirga.com/2008/06/bio-denies-shor.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2398081</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBIR Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Other provisions of the bill (HR 5819) that BIO is trying to push through Congress cast doubt on their statement that &#226;&#8364;&#339;The purpose is not to help VCs leverage their private investments in later stage companies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbirga.com/2008/06/bio-denies-shor.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SBIR Insider Update 06-12-08</title>
    <link href="http://www.hrtc.org/en/art/?140" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/commentary/2348112</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HRTC (Hampton Roads Technology Council) </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Case in point is HR 5819, the Houses version of SBIR Reauthorization. Most of the Senate players we heard from, on both sides of the aisle, agree that the House went overboard on their bill and consequently it is a non-starter. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrtc.org/en/art/?140&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>TheFunded Advice: Latest from the SBIR insider</title>
    <link href="http://www.thefunded.com/funds/item/3650" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/commentary/2340840</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>thefunded.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Case in point is HR 5819, the House&amp;#39;s version of SBIR Reauthorization. Most of the Senate &amp;quot;players&amp;quot; we heard from, on both sides of the aisle, agree that the House went overboard on their bill and consequently it is a non-starter. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefunded.com/funds/item/3650&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5819 would extend programs that require certain agencies to set ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thegriffinmethod.com/news/index.php?storyid=24" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/commentary/2340839</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Griffin Method </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
4/26/2008 -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thegriffinmethod.com/news/index.php?storyid=24&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New Music 13 kuto kamikazee - ambisyoso New Music 12 New Music 10 ...</title>
    <link href="http://events-online.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-music-13-kuto-kamikazee-ambisyoso.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-06:/commentary/2318146</id>
    <updated>2008-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>events </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act, HR 5819,&#239;&#191;&#189;has passed in the House and is now headed to the Senate; the biotech industry will be pleased to hear that the House has given them exactly what they asked for in this bill, according to Rick ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://events-online.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-music-13-kuto-kamikazee-ambisyoso.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Bill Supporting Small Business Innovation ...</title>
    <link href="http://smallbusiness-us.blogspot.com/2008/06/house-passes-bill-supporting-small.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-02:/commentary/3004593</id>
    <updated>2008-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>small business </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5819 reauthorizes through 2010 the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research programs. ... Updated Tax Code Sought New York Times Anti-Small Business Bill Backed by Venture Capitalist Lobby ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smallbusiness-us.blogspot.com/2008/06/house-passes-bill-supporting-small.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bc grants aid start up business</title>
    <link href="http://thebusinessgate.com/2008/06/01/bc-grants-aid-start-up-business/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-31:/commentary/2318147</id>
    <updated>2008-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Business </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This week, the US Congress passed HR 5819 to reauthorize the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer . government grants&#226;&#8364;&#166; Hi. Nice website. You should check out my government grant for new business ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thebusinessgate.com/2008/06/01/bc-grants-aid-start-up-business/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SBIR Insider Update 05-19-08</title>
    <link href="http://www.hrtc.org/en/art/?120" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/commentary/2219476</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HRTC (Hampton Roads Technology Council) </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I had a few people suggest that I was a little too severe in my comments about the HR 5819 vote in the House. Perhaps that criticism is correct, and I was too short sighted to realize that the House found it too confusing and time ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrtc.org/en/art/?120&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Change is the Word in Politics Today! Also for SBIR!</title>
    <link href="http://www.sbirga.com/2008/05/change-is-the-w.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/commentary/2219475</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBIR Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Instead of awards now capped at $850000 being given to companies to prove new technologies a bill passed by the House of Representative (HR 5819) will allow millions of dollars, perhaps tens of millions of dollars, to be awarded for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbirga.com/2008/05/change-is-the-w.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Washington Business Journal on SBIR &#194;&#171; Hopes and Cures</title>
    <link href="http://hopesandcures.org/2008/05/09/washington-business-journal-on-sbir/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-17:/commentary/3896271</id>
    <updated>2008-05-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hopes and Cures </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Legislation (H.R. 5819) passed April 23 by the House would:. Make small businesses majority-owned by venture capital firms eligible for SBIR awards, as long as no single VC firm owns a majority stake;. Increase the maximum size of SBIR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hopesandcures.org/2008/05/09/washington-business-journal-on-sbir/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>UMass Amherst Research ACCESS Newsletter</title>
    <link href="http://www.umass.edu/research/access/Vol4_Iss10_05-14.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/commentary/3761087</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>UMass Research </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The State Science &amp; Technology Institute (SSTI) has responded, noting that &quot;If [H.R. 5819] becomes law, [it] means bigger awards, but fewer awards. It means more flexibility as to when research projects can enter the SBIR/STTR process. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.umass.edu/research/access/Vol4_Iss10_05-14.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Federal Grants for Entrepreneurs May Change</title>
    <link href="http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/blog/vttech/2008/05/federal-grants-for-entrepreneurs-may.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/commentary/3122534</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tech Crib </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Late last month, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed HR 5819, a bill to reauthorize the SBIR program, which directs federal research funds to small firms, for two years. The bill recommends some big changes in the SBIR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/blog/vttech/2008/05/federal-grants-for-entrepreneurs-may.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>technology-transfer: Women in Business House Passes Bill Supporting&#226;&#8364;&#166;</title>
    <link href="http://cit2.ukini.org/?p=2320" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/commentary/2208337</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CIT2 News Wire </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5819 reauthorizes through 2010 the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research Posted in Women in business ( 1 link from 1 site). read full story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cit2.ukini.org/?p=2320&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Women in Business - House Passes Bill Supporting Small Business ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.originalreviews.com/women-in-business/women-in-business-house-passes-bill-supporting-small-business-innovation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/commentary/2204774</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Women In Business </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5819 reauthorizes through 2010 the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research programs. The bill was passed 368-43.&amp;quot;Innovation is crucial for maintaining America&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s competitive lead in this ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.originalreviews.com/women-in-business/women-in-business-house-passes-bill-supporting-small-business-innovation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>open letter to congressman miller</title>
    <link href="http://thejeffmillerchronicle.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-letter-to-congressman-miller.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/3122532</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Jeff Miller Chronicle </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
why did you vote against hr 5819 that would amend the small business act to improve the small business innovation research (sbir) program and the small business technology transfer (sttr) program? 4. what is your position, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thejeffmillerchronicle.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-letter-to-congressman-miller.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship</title>
    <link href="http://hopesandcures.org/2008/05/06/national-dialogue-on-entrepreneurship/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2165521</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hopes and Cures </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Innovation Research (SBIR) program is making fast progress through Congress. Late last month, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed HR 5819, a bill to reauthorize the SBIR program&#226;&#8364;&#8221;which directs federal research funds [...]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hopesandcures.org/2008/05/06/national-dialogue-on-entrepreneurship/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House opens SBIR awards to VC-owned firms</title>
    <link href="http://americansmallbusinessleague.blogspot.com/2008/05/house-opens-sbir-awards-to-vc-owned.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2165519</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Small Business League </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The American Small Business League (ASBL) has launched a national campaign against HR 5819 and has taken a strong stance against amending the definition of a small business as &amp;quot;independently owned&amp;quot; to include firms owned and controlled ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americansmallbusinessleague.blogspot.com/2008/05/house-opens-sbir-awards-to-vc-owned.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Small Business Grants</title>
    <link href="http://qavufi19.blogspot.com/2008/05/small-business-grants.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2188883</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Qavufi19 </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This week, the US Congress passed HR 5819 to reauthorize the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer . government grants&#226;&#8364;&#166; Hi. Nice website. You should check out my government grant for new business ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qavufi19.blogspot.com/2008/05/small-business-grants.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Velazquez</title>
    <link href="http://zuhuxi59.blogspot.com/2008/05/velazquez.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2188882</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Zuhuxi59 </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Yesterday, in yet another move in a long line of disappointments, Chair of the House Committee on Small Business, Representative Velazquez (D-NY) introduced a new bill, HR 5819, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act,&#226;&#8364;* which will open up . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zuhuxi59.blogspot.com/2008/05/velazquez.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Triple-Sized Awards: Good or Bad?</title>
    <link href="http://www.sbirga.com/2008/05/triple-sized-aw.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/2165520</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBIR Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
If you would like some good late night reading, read the House Bill HR 5819--SBIR Reauthorization Bill. It now goes to the US Senate. If you have any concerns about the very significant changes that the House has passed, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbirga.com/2008/05/triple-sized-aw.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Technology Issues Update from Cong. Adam Smith</title>
    <link href="http://tacomatechconnect.blogspot.com/2008/05/technology-issues-update-from-cong-adam.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/2147292</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tacoma Tech Connect </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
To help small businesses grow the economy and make them an even bigger player in technology innovation, the House last week passed HR 5819, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act, to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tacomatechconnect.blogspot.com/2008/05/technology-issues-update-from-cong-adam.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5819: Bad for Small Businesses with ASBL President Lloyd Chapman</title>
    <link href="http://americansmallbusinessleague.blogspot.com/2008/05/hr-5819-bad-for-small-businesses-with.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2147291</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Small Business League </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please visit the following link to learn more about HR 5819 and how it could impact your small business. (http://www.asbl.com/showmedia.php?id=1025)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americansmallbusinessleague.blogspot.com/2008/05/hr-5819-bad-for-small-businesses-with.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Miller vs. Small Businesses</title>
    <link href="http://thejeffmillerchronicle.blogspot.com/2008/05/miller-vs-small-businesses.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2142204</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Jeff Miller Chronicle </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This week, the US Congress passed HR 5819 to reauthorize the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research&#226;&#8364;* programs. The bill passed with a vote of 368-43, with 75% of House Republicans voting for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thejeffmillerchronicle.blogspot.com/2008/05/miller-vs-small-businesses.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Topsy Turvy Nevada 3rd Congressional District</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2008/04/topsy-turvy-nevada-3rd-congressional.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/commentary/2135678</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
His recent vote against HR 5819 (HR 1125) to amend the Small Business Act to improve the small business innovation research and small business technology transfer programs may require some explaining. He may also be called upon to parse ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2008/04/topsy-turvy-nevada-3rd-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>MBC Applauds Passage of SBIR Reauthorization in US House of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.massbio.org/news/14-mbc_applauds_passage_of_sbir_reauthorization_in_us_house_of_representatives" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/commentary/2150595</id>
    <updated>2008-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>massbio News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
If passed, HR 5819 will increase access to critical, early-stage sources of funding for small businesses, including small biotechnology firms with venture backing, thus facilitating economic growth, job creation, new breakthrough ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massbio.org/news/14-mbc_applauds_passage_of_sbir_reauthorization_in_us_house_of_representatives&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Hill Blog&#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Small Business Programs Can Help ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/04/28/small-business-programs-can-help-turn-economy-around-rep-nydia-velazquez/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/3491190</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hill Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 5819 allows small businesses to continue bringing their critically important ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace. The bill also offers targeted resources for technical assistance, and ensures small firms are not ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.thehill.com/2008/04/28/small-business-programs-can-help-turn-economy-around-rep-nydia-velazquez/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>COMMITTEE ON RULES - H.R. 5819 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=3301" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/3336313</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News Items from the House Committee on Rules </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5819 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=3301&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>pete sessions votes against medicaid, small business</title>
    <link href="http://sessionswatch.blogspot.com/2008/04/pete-sessions-votes-against-medicaid.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/3122529</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sessions Watch </name>
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the house passed hr 5819, to amend the small business act to improve the small business innovation research (sbir) program and the small business technology transfer (sttr) program, by a recorded vote of 368 ayes to 43 noes, roll no. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sessionswatch.blogspot.com/2008/04/pete-sessions-votes-against-medicaid.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Small Business Innovation Research Program: Reauthorization ...</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RS22865" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/2177185</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
    </author>
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The original act has been extended several times and is currently scheduled to terminate on September 30, 2008. A bill to reauthorize and amend the program, HR 5819, passed the House on April 23, 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RS22865&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congresspedia Preview: This Week in Congress (April. 18 - 25, 2008 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.prwatch.org/node/7231" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-26:/commentary/3902557</id>
    <updated>2008-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Center for Media and Democracy blogs </name>
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To consider the following bills: H.R. 5819, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act; and H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol. April 23, 2008. Senate. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prwatch.org/node/7231&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>tennessean's weekly washington roll call</title>
    <link href="http://conservativesforcorker.blogspot.com/2008/04/tennesseans-weekly-washington-roll-call.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-26:/commentary/3122537</id>
    <updated>2008-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservatives for Corker </name>
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sbir/sttr reauthorization act (hr 5819): to amend the small business act to improve the small business innovation research program and the small business technology transfer program, and for other purposes. passed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativesforcorker.blogspot.com/2008/04/tennesseans-weekly-washington-roll-call.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Washington Roll Call - The Tennessean</title>
    <link href="http://yyzmedia.com/blog/2008/04/27/washington-roll-call-the-tennessean/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-25:/commentary/2210663</id>
    <updated>2008-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Marketing for Small Business </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington Roll CallThe Tennessean, TN - 5 minutes agoSBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act (HR 5819): To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business &#226;&#8364;&#166; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yyzmedia.com/blog/2008/04/27/washington-roll-call-the-tennessean/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Office of the House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer</title>
    <link href="http://democraticleader.house.gov/links_and_resources/whip_resources/dailyleader.cfm?pressReleaseID=2310" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/3865172</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Majority Leader Steny Hoyer - Press Release... </name>
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H.R. 5819 - To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, and for other purposes (Rep. Velazquez &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Small Business) (Subject to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://democraticleader.house.gov/links_and_resources/whip_resources/dailyleader.cfm?pressReleaseID=2310&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. Representative Betty Sutton :: Representing Ohio's 13th District</title>
    <link href="http://sutton.house.gov/news/story.cfm?id=143" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/3336319</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News from Congresswoman Betty Sutton </name>
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Washington, D.C. - Today, the House passed three amendments offered by Congresswoman Betty Sutton to H.R. 5819, which amends the Small Business Act. H.R. 5819 passed the House by a vote of 368-43. H.R. 5819 amends the Small Business Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sutton.house.gov/news/story.cfm?id=143&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FRIDAY&amp;#39;S FISHFRY</title>
    <link href="http://your-reach.blogspot.com/2008/04/fridays-fishfry_25.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2210662</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>YOUR REACH </name>
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Last week, Nydia M. Velazquez (D - NY) the Chair of the House Committee on Small Business, introduced HR 5819, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act. The bill went into mark-up and passed through the House Committee on Small Business on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://your-reach.blogspot.com/2008/04/fridays-fishfry_25.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>President Bush Makes Half-hearted Attempt in the Figth Against ...</title>
    <link href="http://mikehonda.blogspot.com/2008/04/president-bush-makes-half-hearted.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2150597</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Mike Honda: On the Issues </name>
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In conjunction with National Small Business Week, the House passed legislation to modernize and expand the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research Programs HR 5819. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikehonda.blogspot.com/2008/04/president-bush-makes-half-hearted.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Small Business R &amp;amp; D Firms Suffer Stinging Defeat at the hands of ...</title>
    <link href="http://robinmonroe.com/blog/2008/04/25/small-business-r-d-firms-suffer-stinging-defeat-at-the-hands-of-the-democrats/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2150596</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Robin Monroe </name>
    </author>
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&#226;&#8364;*After Vel&#195;&#161;zquez introduced the bill (HR 5819), it was marked up by three committees and moved to the full House for a vote in one week. Of course, legislation never moves like that without the imprimatur of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://robinmonroe.com/blog/2008/04/25/small-business-r-d-firms-suffer-stinging-defeat-at-the-hands-of-the-democrats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>4/23/2008</title>
    <link href="http://cornallkev.behindlink.cn/2008/04/25/4232008/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2135679</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>cornallkev </name>
    </author>
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document.write(&amp;#39;&amp;#39;); HR 5819 - To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, and for other purposes (Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cornallkev.behindlink.cn/2008/04/25/4232008/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>4/23/2008</title>
    <link href="http://innisotes.hoowik.cn/2008/04/24/4232008/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2216176</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>innisotes </name>
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HR 5819 - To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, and for other purposes (Rep. Velazquez &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Small Business) (Subject to a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://innisotes.hoowik.cn/2008/04/24/4232008/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act Passes in House; Biotech Industry is ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.californiabiotechlaw.com/archives/-legislative-developments-sbirsttr-reauthorization-act-passes-in-house-biotech-industry-is-big-winner.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2109357</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>California Biotech Law Blog </name>
    </author>
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The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act, HR 5819, has passed in the House and is now headed to the Senate; the biotech industry will be pleased to hear that the House has given them exactly what they asked for in this bill, according to Rick ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.californiabiotechlaw.com/archives/-legislative-developments-sbirsttr-reauthorization-act-passes-in-house-biotech-industry-is-big-winner.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>TN Congressman Marsha Blackburn votes for MORE Government, again</title>
    <link href="http://bluecollarrepublican.com/blog/?p=229" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2102855</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blue Collar Republican </name>
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Well Marsha Blackburn votes for more government in supporting HR5819 Title: To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluecollarrepublican.com/blog/?p=229&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Altmire Works To Create Technology Jobs</title>
    <link href="http://www.mygtv.net/?p=3301" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2100707</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The News Now Network </name>
    </author>
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The Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) / STTR Reauthorization Act (HR 5819) modernizes the federal government&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s business research and development programs to expand access to capital and [...]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mygtv.net/?p=3301&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>vote: 'aye' regarding hr5819</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/3545" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/3875428</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29] </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
rep. john kuhl [r, ny-29] voted 'aye' on the question: on agreeing to the amendment: amendment 11 to hr 5819 regarding hr5819 sbir/sttr reauthorization act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/3545&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>passed 368-43, sbir/sttr reauthorization act</title>
    <link href="http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110_2/roll217.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/3122539</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US House of Representatives Votes </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
on passage - sbir/sttr reauthorization act (hr 5819, roll call 217)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110_2/roll217.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>list of selected us federal documents from gallerywatch.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloglines.com/blog/PLL?id=8913" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/3122536</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library </name>
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04/22/2008, statement of administration policy for house consideration for the sbir/sttr reauthorization act, hr 5819 (pdf 47.4 kb) sap prepared by office of management and budget. 04/22/2008, statement of administration policy for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloglines.com/blog/PLL?id=8913&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>4/23/2008</title>
    <link href="http://red-line-washington.blogspot.com/2008/04/4232008.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/3122535</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Red Line Strategies </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
hr 5819 - to amend the small business act to improve the small business innovation research (sbir) program and the small business technology transfer (sttr) program, and for other purposes (rep. velazquez &#226;&#8364;&#8220; small business) (subject to a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://red-line-washington.blogspot.com/2008/04/4232008.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>vote: 'nay' regarding h.res.1125</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/2873" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/3122530</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7] </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
timothy walberg [r, mi-7] voted 'nay' on the question: on ordering the previous question: h res 1125 providing for the consideration of hr 5819, to amend the small business act to improve the small business innovation research (sbir) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/2873&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>vote: 'aye' regarding hr5819</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/3749" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/3122525</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Michael Ferguson [R, NJ-7] </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
rep. michael ferguson [r, nj-7] voted 'aye' on the question: on agreeing to the amendment: amendment 4 to hr 5819 regarding hr5819 sbir/sttr reauthorization act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/3749&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>vote: 'nay' regarding hr5819</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4207" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/3122524</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] </name>
    </author>
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rep. david loebsack [d, ia-2] voted 'nay' on the question: on motion to recommit with instructions: hr 5819 sbir/sttr reauthorization act regarding hr5819 sbir/sttr reauthorization act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4207&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR5819</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/3189" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2672329</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29] </name>
    </author>
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Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 15 to HR 5819 regarding HR5819 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/3189&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Passed 221-190, Providing for the consideration of HR 5819, to ...</title>
    <link href="http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110_2/roll212.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2265887</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US House of Representatives Votes </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On Agreeing to the Resolution - Providing for the consideration of HR 5819, to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program (H ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110_2/roll212.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR5819</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/2680" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2150594</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1] </name>
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    <content type="html">
Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On Passage: HR 5819 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act regarding HR5819 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/2680&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Google Alert - debate</title>
    <link href="http://congress110-tv.blogspot.com/2008/04/google-alert-debate_23.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2118228</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>welcome to open radio tv blog2100.info </name>
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The full House may vote as soon as today on legislation aimed at promoting the growth of cutting-edge, high-tech small businesses. HR 5819, from Small Business Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (DN.Y.),&#226;&#8364;&#166; E&amp;amp;E Daily - http://www.eedaily.com ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congress110-tv.blogspot.com/2008/04/google-alert-debate_23.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BUSINESS: House to debate small business innovation bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/rss/2008/04/23/8" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2090348</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>E&amp;amp;E Daily </name>
    </author>
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The full House may vote as soon as today on legislation aimed at promoting the growth of cutting-edge, high-tech small businesses. HR 5819, from Small Business Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (DN.Y.),&#226;&#8364;&#166;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/rss/2008/04/23/8&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MegaVote for NC&#8217;s 11th Congressional District: April 21, 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/3122542</id>
    <updated>2008-04-21T20:40:18Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Weaverville, North Carolina Online Guide</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 MegaVote is provided by Congress.org as a means of tracking your elected officials most recent and upcoming votes ...  - &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.5819&lt;/strong&gt;  The House is scheduled to vote on this bill that would improve the Small Business Innovatio&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myweaverville.com/2008/04/21/megavote-for-nc%e2%80%99s-11th-congressional-district-april-21-2008/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>megavote - 4/21/08</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/3122541</id>
    <updated>2008-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Georgetown Democratic Party Blog </name>
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sbir/sttr reauthorization act - hr5819 the house is scheduled to vote on this bill that would improve the small business innovation research (sbir) program and the small business technology transfer (sttr) program. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://georgetowndemocrats.blogspot.com/2008/04/megavote-42108.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>house gop leaders will introduce legislation requiring speaker ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/3122538</id>
    <updated>2008-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Boehner RSS Articles </name>
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house republicans will also force votes on the issue this afternoon during today's consideration of hr 5819, a bill to amend the small business act and hr 2830, the coast guard authorization act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republicanleader.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=89346&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>COMMITTEE ON RULES - NOTICE OF ACTION: HR 2830 - COAST GUARD ...</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:779859764&amp;amp;isRss=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2672330</id>
    <updated>2008-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 2830 Transportation and Infrastructure; Homeland Security; Energy and Commerce; Judiciary Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007 The Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing for consideration of HR 2830, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:779859764&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Anti-Small Business Bill Backed by Venture Capitalist Lobby Moves ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsunfiltered.com/archives/2008/04/antismall_busin.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2090349</id>
    <updated>2008-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... is set to move through the House of Representatives in record time. Last week, Nydia M. Velazquez (D - NY) the Chair of the House Committee on Small Business, introduced HR 5819, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act. Full release.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsunfiltered.com/archives/2008/04/antismall_busin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Summary and Text of Amendments for HR 5819 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; SBIR/STTR ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=3306" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2090345</id>
    <updated>2008-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Summary and Text of Amendments for HR 5819 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=3306&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>4/21/2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-20:/commentary/3875429</id>
    <updated>2008-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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hr 5819 - to amend the small business act to improve the small business innovation research (sbir) program and the small business technology transfer (sttr) program, and for other purposes (rep. velazquez &#226;&#8364;&#8220; small business) (subject to a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://red-line-washington.blogspot.com/2008/04/4212008.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5819, The &#226;&#8364;&#339;SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act&#226;&#8364;*</title>
    <link href="http://ephraimkennith.3lists.cn/2008/04/21/hr-5819-the-%E2%80%9Csbirsttr-reauthorization-act%E2%80%9D/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-20:/commentary/3077729</id>
    <updated>2008-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Bill which was introduced by Congresswoman Nydia M. Vel&#195;&#161;zquez (D - NY), contains a provision that changes the definition of a small business from the current definition of \&#226;&#8364;*independently owned\&#226;&#8364;* to include businesses owned up to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ephraimkennith.3lists.cn/2008/04/21/hr-5819-the-%E2%80%9Csbirsttr-reauthorization-act%E2%80%9D/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5819, The &#226;&#8364;&#339;SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act&#226;&#8364;*</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-20:/commentary/2090350</id>
    <updated>2008-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Bill which was introduced by Congresswoman Nydia M. Vel&#195;&#161;zquez (D - NY), contains a provision that changes the definition of a small business from the current definition of \&#226;&#8364;*independently owned\&#226;&#8364;* to include businesses owned up to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cassiushad.bitwik.cn/2008/04/21/hr-5819-the-%E2%80%9Csbirsttr-reauthorization-act%E2%80%9D/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New York Small Businesses To Lose Out To Billionaires With New ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/nc/single-news-item/lexis-single-news-item/article/new-york-small-businesses-to-lose-out-to-billionaires-with-new-house-of-representatives-bill-says-a/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1684&amp;amp;cHash=b3dac19d5c" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-19:/commentary/2090347</id>
    <updated>2008-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Last week, Nydia M. Velazquez (D - NY), the Chair of the House Committee on Small Business, introduced HR 5819, the &amp;quot;SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.&amp;quot; This bill marks the second time in less than a year that House democrats have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/nc/single-news-item/lexis-single-news-item/article/new-york-small-businesses-to-lose-out-to-billionaires-with-new-house-of-representatives-bill-says-a/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1684&amp;amp;cHash=b3dac19d5c&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5819, The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act</title>
    <link href="http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5819.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/commentary/3336311</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Subject Group: Welfare </name>
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US Congress: HR 5819, The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5819.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>democrats attempt to amend small business act</title>
    <link href="http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com/topnews/2008/04/18/democrats-attempt-to-amend-small-business-act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/commentary/3122540</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>smallbusinessnewz - For Business Professionals </name>
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new york representative nydia velazquez is leading democrats in a push to pass hr 5819, the small business innovation research and small business technology transfer reauthorization act. read more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com/topnews/2008/04/18/democrats-attempt-to-amend-small-business-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.5789 Science and Technology ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/3501696</id>
    <updated>2008-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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April 17, 2008 OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.5819 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act. Related Bills:. H.R.5789 &#194;&#183; H.Res.1125. Related Issue Areas:. Venture capital &#194;&#183; Technology transfer &#194;&#183; Technology &#194;&#183; Technological innovations &#194;&#183; 26 more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5789/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Amendment Process for HR 5819 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=3302" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Amendment Process Announcements released... </name>
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Amendment Process for HR 5819 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=3302&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5819, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act&#226;&#8364;*</title>
    <link href="http://americansmallbusinessleague.blogspot.com/2008/04/hr-5819-sbirsttr-reauthorization-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2071219</id>
    <updated>2008-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Small Business League </name>
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Today, HR 5819, the &amp;quot;SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act,&amp;quot; was marked-up in the House committee on Small Business. The Bill which was introduced by Congresswoman Nydia M. Vel&#195;&#161;zquez (D - NY), contains a provision that changes the definition of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americansmallbusinessleague.blogspot.com/2008/04/hr-5819-sbirsttr-reauthorization-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: HR5819 To amend the Small Business Act to improve ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2076217</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5819/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5819, The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act</title>
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    <updated>2008-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 5819 would amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5819.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Nydia Vel&#195;&#161;zquez [D-NY] introduced HR 5819: To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-5819&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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