US SB2141 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Pending: Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Pending: Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, the bill (1) sets forth the specific goals of the SBIR program; (2) requires federal agencies that fail to meet minimum expenditure requirements for the SBIR program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program to report the reasons for their failure; and (3) and requires an agency that has allocated funds to a SBIR program to transfer a specified percentage of such funds to the Office of Investment and Administration of the SBA, which oversees the SBIR program. In addition, the bill includes the SBIR and STTR programs in the Federal Aviation Administration's acquisition and management system.
Title
SBIR Expansion and Accountability Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-17 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. |
Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Aviation and airports
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
Small Business Administration
Technology transfer and commercialization
Women in business
Aviation and airports
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
Small Business Administration
Technology transfer and commercialization
Women in business
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2141/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2141/BILLS-116s2141is.pdf |