S. 3362 - A Bill to Reauthorize and Improve the SBIR and STTR Programs, and for Other Purposes.

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A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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A Bill to Reauthorize and Improve the SBIR and STTR Programs, and for Other Purposes.

S. 3362 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008
  • SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008
Sponsor
John Kerry
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Business
  • Armed forces
  • Budgets
  • Commercialization
  • Congress
  • Congressional investigations
  • Data banks
  • Defense economics
  • Defense procurement
  • Economic policy
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Executive departments
  • Executive reorganization
  • Finance
  • Government information
  • Government paperwork
  • Government procurement
  • Government publicity
  • Governmental investigations
  • Grants-in-aid
  • Higher education
  • Infrastructure
  • Intellectual property
  • Job training
  • Laboratories
  • Mathematics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Public contracts
  • Research and development facilities
  • Rural affairs
  • Rural economic development
  • Science policy
  • Scientific education
  • Small Business Administration
  • Small business
  • Student employment
  • Technology
  • Technology transfer
  • Venture capital
Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced7/29/2008
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced7/29/2008
    7/29/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7637-7638)
    7/29/2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
    Put on a legislative calendar7/30/2008Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
    8/22/2008Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Kerry under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2008 without amendment. With written report No. 110-447.
    Put on a legislative calendar8/22/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 943.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
    2 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008

    2 organizations supported this bill

    Biotechnology Industry Organization
    (n.d.). Senate Small Business Committee Reinstates Limited SBIR Grant Eligibility for Firms Majority-Backed by Venture Capital. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Small Business Association
    (n.d.). Senate Approves SBIR Compromise. Retrieved n.d., from .

    1 organization opposed this bill

    American Small Business League
    (n.d.). Please Make a Statement in Opposition to H.R. 5819 and S. 3362. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$2,000$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$5,500$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    John BarrassoRWY$5,000$0
    Max BaucusDMT$52,550$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$13,700$0
    Bob BennettRUT$10,500$0
    Joe BidenDDE$300$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$7,750$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$20,500$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$23,900$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$250$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$5,000$0
    Jim BunningRKY$5,500$0
    Richard BurrRNC$49,835$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$0$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$13,200$0
    Ben CardinDMD$12,550$0
    Tom CarperDDE$10,070$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$2,100$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$20,300$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$21,900$0
    Tom CoburnROK$7,500$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$2,000$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$22,750$0
    Susan CollinsRME$14,650$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$7,500$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$14,769$0
    John CornynRTX$28,050$0
    Larry CraigRID$0$0
    Mike CrapoRID$4,000$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$35,000$0
    Chris DoddDCT$8,500$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$15,650$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0
    Byron DorganDND$0$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$8,500$0
    John EnsignRNV$11,000$0
    Mike EnziRWY$39,700$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$250$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$26,650$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$24,370$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$33,622$0
    Judd GreggRNH$33,500$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$28,200$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$27,000$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$10,100$0
    Jim InhofeROK$500$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$8,500$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$14,600$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$90,200$0
    John KerryDMA$39,450$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$28,100$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$16,800$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$4,500$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$7,000$0
    Carl LevinDMI$11,300$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$26,000$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$17,000$0
    Dick LugarRIN$0$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$500$0
    John McCainRAZ$2,000$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$2,100$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$37,300$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$5,200$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$5,300$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$9,000$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$33,499$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$19,500$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$1,000$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$500$0
    Mark PryorDAR$10,850$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$8,600$0
    Harry ReidDNV$19,000$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$16,000$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$2,000$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$1,000$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$200$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$9,000$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$4,000$0
    Gordon SmithROR$36,050$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$24,000$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$47,861$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$2,500$0
    Ted StevensRAK$500$0
    John SununuRNH$25,000$0
    Jon TesterDMT$200$0
    John ThuneRSD$12,000$0
    David VitterRLA$13,250$0
    George VoinovichROH$7,250$0
    John WarnerRVA$0$0
    Jim WebbDVA$2,000$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$4,700$0
    Roger WickerRMS$5,000$0
    Ron WydenDOR$3,500$0

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$2,000$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$5,500$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    John BarrassoRWY$5,000$0
    Max BaucusDMT$52,550$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$13,700$0
    Bob BennettRUT$10,500$0
    Joe BidenDDE$300$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$7,750$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$20,500$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$23,900$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$250$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$5,000$0
    Jim BunningRKY$5,500$0
    Richard BurrRNC$49,835$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$0$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$13,200$0
    Ben CardinDMD$12,550$0
    Tom CarperDDE$10,070$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$2,100$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$20,300$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$21,900$0
    Tom CoburnROK$7,500$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$2,000$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$22,750$0
    Susan CollinsRME$14,650$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$7,500$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$14,769$0
    John CornynRTX$28,050$0
    Larry CraigRID$0$0
    Mike CrapoRID$4,000$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$35,000$0
    Chris DoddDCT$8,500$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$15,650$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0
    Byron DorganDND$0$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$8,500$0
    John EnsignRNV$11,000$0
    Mike EnziRWY$39,700$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$250$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$26,650$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$24,370$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$33,622$0
    Judd GreggRNH$33,500$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$28,200$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$27,000$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$10,100$0
    Jim InhofeROK$500$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$8,500$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$14,600$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$90,200$0
    John KerryDMA$39,450$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$28,100$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$16,800$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$4,500$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$7,000$0
    Carl LevinDMI$11,300$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$26,000$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$17,000$0
    Dick LugarRIN$0$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$500$0
    John McCainRAZ$2,000$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$2,100$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$37,300$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$5,200$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$5,300$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$9,000$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$33,499$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$19,500$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$1,000$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$500$0
    Mark PryorDAR$10,850$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$8,600$0
    Harry ReidDNV$19,000$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$16,000$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$2,000$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$1,000$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$200$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$9,000$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$4,000$0
    Gordon SmithROR$36,050$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$24,000$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$47,861$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$2,500$0
    Ted StevensRAK$500$0
    John SununuRNH$25,000$0
    Jon TesterDMT$200$0
    John ThuneRSD$12,000$0
    David VitterRLA$13,250$0
    George VoinovichROH$7,250$0
    John WarnerRVA$0$0
    Jim WebbDVA$2,000$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$4,700$0
    Roger WickerRMS$5,000$0
    Ron WydenDOR$3,500$0

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Biotech products & research$906,608
    Small business associations$413,368

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
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