H.R.3738: Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about commerce
  • Introduced Oct. 7, 2009
  • Latest Major Action Nov. 19, 2009

Bill Sponsor

Bill Summary

Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program to provide equity investment financing to support early-stage small businesses in the following targeted industries: (1) agricultural technology; (2) energy technology; (3) environmental technology; (4) life science; (5) information...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Tax.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Provisions of Measure Incorporated into H.R. 3854.
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3738.
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 3738.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Oct. 7, 2009

Introduced in the House by Glenn Nye (D-Va.)

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