H.R. 3567 - Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007

Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007

H.R. 3567 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in small businesses, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in small businesses, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007
• Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007
• Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007

Sponsor

Jason Altmire

Co-Sponsors

• Samuel Graves
• Edolphus Towns
• Nydia Velázquez

Subjects

• Business
• Administrative procedure
• Affiliated corporations
• Air pollution
• Air pollution control
• Armed forces
• Armed forces reserves
• Authorization
• Bonds
• Budgets
• Capital
• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Data banks
• Defense policy
• Depressed areas
• Electronic government information
• Energy
• Energy efficiency
• Environmental protection
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Federally-guaranteed loans
• Finance
• Government information
• Government publicity
• Greenhouse gases
• Investments
• Investors
• Labor
• Law
• Liability (Law)
• Manufacturing industries
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Minorities
• Minority business enterprises
• National Guard
• Occupational health and safety
• Small Business Administration
• Small business
• Solid wastes
• Surety and fidelity
• Sustainable development
• Technological innovations
• Technology
• Telecommunication
• Venture capital
• Veterans
• Veterans' benefits
• Waste reduction

Related Bills

• H.Res. 682 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3567) to Amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to Expand Opportunities for Investments in Small Businesses, and for Other Purposes.

Major Actions

Introduced	9/18/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (3 proposed)
Passed House	9/27/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Chabot amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.	9/27/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Inslee amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.	9/27/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Inslee amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.	9/27/2007	PASSED by voice vote
currently selected	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3567 Small Business Investment Expansion Act	9/27/2007	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 183 voted YES 213 voted NO 36 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 3567 Small Business Investment Expansion Act	9/27/2007	This bill PASSED the House 325 voted YES 72 voted NO 35 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	9/18/2007
		9/18/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
		9/18/2007	Hearings Held by Committee on Small Business Prior to Introduction and Referrel (September 6, 2007)..
		9/25/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/25/2007	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
		9/25/2007	Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-347.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/25/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 216.
		9/26/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 682 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3567 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the five- minute rule.
		9/27/2007	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 682.
		9/27/2007	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3567 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the five- minute rule.
		9/27/2007	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 682 and Rule XVIII.
		9/27/2007	The Speaker designated the Honorable Ron Kind to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		9/27/2007	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3567.
		9/27/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 682, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chabot amendment.
		9/27/2007	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Chabot.
select this vote	Vote	9/27/2007	On agreeing to the Chabot amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		9/27/2007	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Inslee.
		9/27/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 682, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Inslee amendment.
select this vote	Vote	9/27/2007	On agreeing to the Inslee amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
		9/27/2007	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Inslee.
		9/27/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 682, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Inslee amendment.
select this vote	Vote	9/27/2007	On agreeing to the Inslee amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
		9/27/2007	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3567.
		9/27/2007	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		9/27/2007	The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		9/27/2007	Mr. Walberg moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business.
		9/27/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments that strike sections 382 and 384 of part C in title III.
		9/27/2007	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		9/27/2007	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3567.
currently selected	Vote	9/27/2007	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3567 Small Business Investment Expansion Act
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	9/27/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 3567 Small Business Investment Expansion Act
		9/28/2007	Rule H. Res. 682 passed House.
		9/28/2007	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 828	Chabot, Steven [R-OH1]	September 27, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 27, 2007.
	Amendment establishes a bright-line standard of majority stock ownership for determining whether a venture capital company is affiliated with the companies in which it invests. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 829	Inslee, Jay [D-WA1]	September 27, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 27, 2007.
	Amendment provides an expanded definition of operational assistance to ensure that small business investment companies give consideration to innovators that create clean energy technologies and services. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 830	Inslee, Jay [D-WA1]	September 27, 2007	Passed by voice vote on September 27, 2007.
	Amendment directs the SBA Administrator to give consideration to investments for small businesses that are creating new technologies, manufactured goods, or materials, or providing services to reduce carbon emissions in the United States, reduce the use of non-renewable resources; minimize environmental impact and relate people with the natural environment. Show amendment details