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114-HRes835 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt a national policy for technology to promote consumers' access to financial tools and online commerce to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment

2017-04-18T20:49:22Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=114-HRes835 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt a national policy for technology to promote consumers' access to financial tools and online commerce to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment
|Proposed in=114
|Sponsored by=Rep. Kinzinger, Adam (R-IL-16)
|Reviewing committee=House - Energy and Commerce
|Has bill status=Died
|Has keywords=McCarthy
}}
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should:
*develop a national policy to encourage the development of tools for consumers to learn and protect their assets in a way that maximizes the promise customized, connected devices hold to empower consumers, foster future economic growth, and create new commerce and markets;
*prioritize accelerating the development of alternative technologies that support transparency, security, and authentication in a way that recognizes their benefits, allows for future innovation, and responsibly protects consumers' personal information;
*recognize that technology experts can play an important role in the future development of consumer-facing technology applications for manufacturing, automobiles, telecommunications, tourism, health care, energy, and general commerce; and
*support further innovation and economic growth and ensure cybersecurity and the protection of consumer privacy.

Calls for innovators in technology, manufacturing, automobiles, telecommunications, tourism, health care, and energy industries to commit to improving the quality of life for future generations by developing new technology that is safe and consumer protective and that is aimed at improving consumers' access to commerce.

==Bill Text==
H. Res. 835

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
September 12, 2016.

Whereas technology solutions have the potential to improve consumers’ ability to control their economic well-being, to encourage their financial literacy, and improve their knowledge base and increase their options to manage their finances and engage in commerce;

Whereas new payment methods and new payment strategies reflect new commercial opportunities;

Whereas the United States is the world leader in software development and technology creation;

Whereas financial technology is creating new opportunities for the 24,800,000 underbanked households in the United States;

Whereas the growth of consumers’ use of mobile devices and the deployment of broadband access has supported the growth of financial technology products and services outside of traditional products and services offered by banks and other financial institutions in the United States increasing commerce and job growth;

Whereas identity theft is a rising concern for people in the United States as their personal information is targeted by criminal enterprises for monetization on the black market;

Whereas cyberattacks against domestic and international financial institutions and cooperatives continue;

Whereas emerging payment options, including alternative non-fiat currencies, are leveraging technology to improve security through increased transparency and verifiable trust mechanisms to supplant decades old payment technology deployed by traditional financial institutions; and

Whereas blockchain technology with the appropriate protections has the potential to fundamentally change the manner in which trust and security are established in online transactions through various potential applications in sectors including financial services, payments, health care, energy, property management, and intellectual property management: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—

(1) the United States should develop a national policy to encourage the development of tools for consumers to learn and protect their assets in a way that maximizes the promise customized, connected devices hold to empower consumers, foster future economic growth, create new commerce and new markets;

(2) the United States should prioritize accelerating the development of alternative technologies that support transparency, security, and authentication in a way that recognizes their benefits, allows for future innovation, and responsibly protects consumers’ personal information;

(3) the United States should recognize that technology experts can play an important role in the future development of consumer-facing technology applications for manufacturing, automobiles, telecommunications, tourism, health care, energy, and general commerce;

(4) the United States should support further innovation, and economic growth, and ensure cybersecurity, and the protection of consumer privacy; and

(5) innovators in technology, manufacturing, automobiles, telecommunications, tourism, health care, and energy industries should commit to improving the quality of life for future generations by developing safe and consumer protective, new technology aimed at improving consumers’ access to commerce.

Attest:
Clerk.

==Resources==
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/835/ Link to bill page]

'''Edits'''
*title should be shorter... maybe summary of the the long title or just 114-HRes835?
*This is a resolution, should we have a category defined for resolutions since they and bills have different functions?

[[Category: McCarthy]]

114-HRes835 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt a national policy for technology to promote consumers' access to financial tools and online commerce to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment

2017-04-18T20:47:23Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=114-HRes835 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt a national policy for technology to promote consumers' access to financial tools and online commerce to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment
|Proposed in=114
|Sponsored by=Rep. Kinzinger, Adam (R-IL-16)
|Reviewing committee=House - Energy and Commerce
|Has bill status=Died
|Has keywords=McCarthy
}}
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should:
*develop a national policy to encourage the development of tools for consumers to learn and protect their assets in a way that maximizes the promise customized, connected devices hold to empower consumers, foster future economic growth, and create new commerce and markets;
*prioritize accelerating the development of alternative technologies that support transparency, security, and authentication in a way that recognizes their benefits, allows for future innovation, and responsibly protects consumers' personal information;
*recognize that technology experts can play an important role in the future development of consumer-facing technology applications for manufacturing, automobiles, telecommunications, tourism, health care, energy, and general commerce; and
*support further innovation and economic growth and ensure cybersecurity and the protection of consumer privacy.

Calls for innovators in technology, manufacturing, automobiles, telecommunications, tourism, health care, and energy industries to commit to improving the quality of life for future generations by developing new technology that is safe and consumer protective and that is aimed at improving consumers' access to commerce.

==Bill Text==
H. Res. 835

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
September 12, 2016.

Whereas technology solutions have the potential to improve consumers’ ability to control their economic well-being, to encourage their financial literacy, and improve their knowledge base and increase their options to manage their finances and engage in commerce;

Whereas new payment methods and new payment strategies reflect new commercial opportunities;

Whereas the United States is the world leader in software development and technology creation;

Whereas financial technology is creating new opportunities for the 24,800,000 underbanked households in the United States;

Whereas the growth of consumers’ use of mobile devices and the deployment of broadband access has supported the growth of financial technology products and services outside of traditional products and services offered by banks and other financial institutions in the United States increasing commerce and job growth;

Whereas identity theft is a rising concern for people in the United States as their personal information is targeted by criminal enterprises for monetization on the black market;

Whereas cyberattacks against domestic and international financial institutions and cooperatives continue;

Whereas emerging payment options, including alternative non-fiat currencies, are leveraging technology to improve security through increased transparency and verifiable trust mechanisms to supplant decades old payment technology deployed by traditional financial institutions; and

Whereas blockchain technology with the appropriate protections has the potential to fundamentally change the manner in which trust and security are established in online transactions through various potential applications in sectors including financial services, payments, health care, energy, property management, and intellectual property management: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—

(1) the United States should develop a national policy to encourage the development of tools for consumers to learn and protect their assets in a way that maximizes the promise customized, connected devices hold to empower consumers, foster future economic growth, create new commerce and new markets;

(2) the United States should prioritize accelerating the development of alternative technologies that support transparency, security, and authentication in a way that recognizes their benefits, allows for future innovation, and responsibly protects consumers’ personal information;

(3) the United States should recognize that technology experts can play an important role in the future development of consumer-facing technology applications for manufacturing, automobiles, telecommunications, tourism, health care, energy, and general commerce;

(4) the United States should support further innovation, and economic growth, and ensure cybersecurity, and the protection of consumer privacy; and

(5) innovators in technology, manufacturing, automobiles, telecommunications, tourism, health care, and energy industries should commit to improving the quality of life for future generations by developing safe and consumer protective, new technology aimed at improving consumers’ access to commerce.

Attest:
Clerk.

==Resources==
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/835/ Link to bill page]

'''Edits'''
*title should be shorter... maybe summary of the the long title or just 114-HRes835?
*What does the "es" mean and is it necessary?

[[Category: McCarthy]]

Juliette Richert (Work Log)

2017-04-14T16:50:20Z

Juliette.richert:

2/14/17 2-5 - Today I created tweets and facebook posts about the blog. I made sure that every published article had a date on the wiki page and was functioning correctly, and I created my work log.

2/15/17 10-12 - I created tweets and learned how to use banner and how to transfer the information from the website to excel.

2/17/17 2-5 - I created tweets and tracked expenses from banner in the excel spreadsheet.

2/20/17 10-12 - I filed and tracked expenses using banner and the expense excel spreadsheet.

2/22/17 10-12 - I worked on tweets.

2/23/17 12:30-3:30 - I worked on tweets.

2/24/17 2:00-5:00 - Today, I helped Su Chen learn how to use Hootsuite then drafted some tweets and worked on the Facebook posts for corresponding blog posts.

2/27/17 10:00-12:00 - I worked on scheduling in Sling and wrote tweets.

3/1/17 10:00-12:00 - I worked on tweets and gathered information on the Women's Entrepreneurial Act, which was minimal.

3/2/17 1:00 - 5:00 - Ed showed me how a lot of the coding for the wiki pages works and I played around with that. I mainly converted "project" pages to "blog post" pages and will start compiling lists of links to relevant pages on other pages that we will construct.

3/3/17 2:00 - 5:00 - Worked through tasks on the admin page to organize wiki.

3/6/17 10-12 - Wrote tweets and worked on the schedule to accommodate for spring break changes. I also worked on recategorizing old projects.

3/7/17 2:30-5:30 - Wrote tweets in hootsuite, created reports in concur and uploaded receipts, made scheduling changes, continued organizing wiki, added myself to the chart of active staff.

3/8/17 10:00-12:00 - Wrote tweets in hootsuite, organized wiki.

3/10/17- 3/29/17 - Organized wiki. We are working on cleaning up internal page.

3/30/17- concur for the month of march

4/3/17 10:00-11:00- Wrote tweets in hootsuite

4/4/17 1:00-5:00 - Met with Anne, Ed, and SuChen to go over creating a new class and made one for legislation. I went through and reformatted some of the "bill" pages. I also worked on tweets.

4/14/17 10:00-12:00 - collaborated with Su Chen on Legislation Category. agreed upon what specifically we wanted the category to include. worked on tweets

[[Category:Work Log]]

Category:Legislation

2017-04-14T15:16:21Z

Juliette.richert:

{{#default_form:Legislation}}

'''Purpose'''

The purpose of this category is to regularize titles and information quality of legislation on the wiki. This category should make it easier to locate and link bills based on specified qualities.

'''Format'''

In order to maintain organization, all titles in the Legislation category should use the format:
(Congress)###-(HR or S)### Name of Bill

For example:
112-HR1249 Leahy Smith America Invents Act

In the case that then name is also an acronym, use the acronym. For example:
114-S1137 PATENT Act

'''Sources'''

Much of the information for these pieces of legislation can be taken directly from https://www.congress.gov/ . Be sure to use correct citations.

Category:Legislation

2017-04-14T15:15:34Z

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Category:Small Business, Committee

2017-04-14T15:14:18Z

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Category:Small Business, Committee

2017-04-14T15:13:39Z

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Category:Small Business, Committee

2017-04-14T15:12:33Z

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Category:Small Business, Committee

2017-04-14T15:12:21Z

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Category:Small Business, Committee

2017-04-13T20:55:10Z

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==Committee on Small Business==
The House Select Committee on Small Business is a permanent standing committee of the United States House of Representatives since January 5, 1975.

The committee was first created by the U.S. House of Representatives to respond to a growing number of small business activists and organizations advocating for more protections and better government policies for the country's small businesses. After being made a permanent standing committee, it was granted certain areas of legislative jurisdiction and oversight functions, increasing its scope and influence. <ref name = "CommitteeHistory"/>

==Bipartisan Legislation Introduced in 2017<ref name = "Bill"/>==

===H.R. 1773, Clarity for America’s Small Contractors Act of 2017===
Sponsor: Chairman Steve Chabot Chabot (R-Ohio)
Co-sponsor: Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)

This bill includes:
*Title 1: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1597/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221597%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1597, the Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA)
**Co-sponsors: Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA), Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)

*Title II: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1641/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221641%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1641, Defining Business Opportunity Specialists]
**Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
**Co-sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)

*Title III: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1693/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22yvette+clarke%22%5D%7D&r=3 H.R. 1693, Improving Reporting on Small Business Goals]
**Sponsor: Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
**Co-sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

*Title IV: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1640/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221640%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1640, Unifying Small Business Terminology Act]
**Sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)

===H.R. 1774, Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017===
Sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
Co-sponsor: Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)

This bill includes:
*Title I: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1702/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221702%22%5D%7D&r=4 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA)
**Co-sponsors: Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA)

*Title II: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1680/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221680%22%5D%7D&r=2 H.R. 1680, Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA)
**Co-sponsor: Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL)

*Title III: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1700/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221700%22%5D%7D&r=2 H.R. 1700, SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)
**Co-sponsor: Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)

==References==

<ref name="CommitteeHistory"> [http://smallbusiness.house.gov/about/] 'Committee History', ''Small Business Committee''. </ref>
<ref name="Bill"> [http://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399846] 'Small Business Committee Introduces Essential Contracting and Entrepreneurial Development Legislation', ''Small Business Committee''. </ref>

[[Category: Legislation]]

Category:McCarthy

2017-04-13T20:46:25Z

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[[Category: Legislation]]

Category:Legislation

2017-04-13T20:45:51Z

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Category:McCarthy

2017-04-13T20:45:42Z

Juliette.richert: Created page with "Legislation"

[[Legislation]]

Category:Legislation

2017-04-13T20:45:25Z

Juliette.richert:

Category:Legislation

2017-04-13T20:44:36Z

Juliette.richert:

Category:Legislation

2017-04-13T20:44:20Z

Juliette.richert:

Category:Small Business, Committee

2017-04-13T20:35:49Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=Acts by the House Select Committee on Small Business
|Proposed in=
|Sponsored by=
|Reviewing committee=
|Has related bills=
|Has bill status=
|Has keywords=
}}
The House Select Committee on Small Business is a permanent standing committee of the United States House of Representatives since January 5, 1975.

The committee was first created by the U.S. House of Representatives to respond to a growing number of small business activists and organizations advocating for more protections and better government policies for the country's small businesses. After being made a permanent standing committee, it was granted certain areas of legislative jurisdiction and oversight functions, increasing its scope and influence. <ref name = "CommitteeHistory"/>

==Bipartisan Legislation Introduced in 2017<ref name = "Bill"/>==

===H.R. 1773, Clarity for America’s Small Contractors Act of 2017===
Sponsor: Chairman Steve Chabot Chabot (R-Ohio)
Co-sponsor: Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)

This bill includes:
*Title 1: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1597/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221597%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1597, the Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA)
**Co-sponsors: Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA), Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)

*Title II: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1641/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221641%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1641, Defining Business Opportunity Specialists]
**Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
**Co-sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)

*Title III: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1693/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22yvette+clarke%22%5D%7D&r=3 H.R. 1693, Improving Reporting on Small Business Goals]
**Sponsor: Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
**Co-sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

*Title IV: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1640/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221640%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1640, Unifying Small Business Terminology Act]
**Sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)

===H.R. 1774, Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017===
Sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
Co-sponsor: Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)

This bill includes:
*Title I: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1702/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221702%22%5D%7D&r=4 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA)
**Co-sponsors: Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA)

*Title II: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1680/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221680%22%5D%7D&r=2 H.R. 1680, Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA)
**Co-sponsor: Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL)

*Title III: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1700/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221700%22%5D%7D&r=2 H.R. 1700, SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)
**Co-sponsor: Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)

==References==

<ref name="CommitteeHistory"> [http://smallbusiness.house.gov/about/] 'Committee History', ''Small Business Committee''. </ref>
<ref name="Bill"> [http://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399846] 'Small Business Committee Introduces Essential Contracting and Entrepreneurial Development Legislation', ''Small Business Committee''. </ref>

[[Category: Legislation]]

115-HR1700 SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017

2017-04-13T20:35:21Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=115-HR1700 SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017
|Proposed in=115
|Sponsored by=Rep. Adams, Alma S. (D-NC-12)
|Reviewing committee=House Small Business
|Has related bills=
|Has bill status=Proposed
|Has keywords=
}}

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1700?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22SCORE+for+Small+Business+Act+of+2017%22%5D%7D&r=1

[[Category: Small Business, Committee]]

115-HR1680 Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2017

2017-04-13T20:35:08Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=115-HR1680 Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2017
|Proposed in=115
|Sponsored by=Rep. Knight, Stephen (R-CA-25)
|Reviewing committee=House Small Business
|Has related bills=
|Has bill status=Proposed
|Has keywords=
}}

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1680?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Womens+Business+Centers+Improvement+Act+of+2017%22%5D%7D&r=1

[[Category: Small Business, Committee]]

115-HR1702 Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017

2017-04-13T20:34:57Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=115-HR1702 Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017
|Proposed in=115
|Sponsored by=Rep. Evans, Dwight (D-PA-2)
|Reviewing committee=House Small Business
|Has related bills=
|Has bill status=Proposed
|Has keywords=
}}

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1702?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Small+Business+Development+Centers+Improvement+Act+of+2017%22%5D%7D&r=1

[[Category: Small Business, Committee]]

115-HR1640 Unifying Small Business Terminology Act

2017-04-13T20:34:50Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=115-HR1640 Unifying Small Business Terminology Act
|Proposed in=115
|Sponsored by=Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. (D-NY-7)
|Reviewing committee= House Small Business
|Has related bills=
|Has bill status=Proposed
|Has keywords=
}}

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1640/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221640%22%5D%7D&r=1

[[Category: Small Business, Committee]]

115-HR1693 Improving Reporting on Small Business Goals

2017-04-13T20:34:42Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=115-HR1693 Improving Reporting on Small Business Goals
|Proposed in=115
|Sponsored by=Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. (D-NY-9)
|Reviewing committee=House Small Business
|Has related bills=
|Has bill status=Proposed
|Has keywords=
}}

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1693/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22yvette+clarke%22%5D%7D&r=3

[[Category: Small Business, Committee]]

115-HR1641 Defining Business Opportunity Specialists

2017-04-13T20:34:33Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=15-HR1641 Defining Business Opportunity Specialists
|Proposed in=115
|Sponsored by=Rep. Waters, Maxine (D-CA-43)
|Reviewing committee=House Small Business
|Has related bills=
|Has bill status=Proposed
|Has keywords=
}}

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1641/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221641%22%5D%7D&r=1

[[Category: Small Business, Committee]]

115-HR1597 The Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2017

2017-04-13T20:34:27Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=115-HR1597 The Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2017
|Proposed in=115
|Sponsored by=Rep. Brat, Dave (R-VA-7)
|Reviewing committee=House Small Business
|Has bill status=Proposed
}}
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1597?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22The+Commercial+Market+Representatives+Clarification+Act+of+2017%22%5D%7D&r=1

[[Category: Small Business, Committee]]

115-HR1774 Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017

2017-04-13T20:34:19Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=115-HR1774 Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017
|Proposed in=115
|Sponsored by=Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. (D-NY-7)
|Reviewing committee=House Small Business
|Has related bills=
|Has bill status=Proposed
|Has keywords=
}}

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1774?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Developing+the+Next+Generation+of+Small+Businesses+Act+of+2017%22%5D%7D&r=1
[[Category: Small Business, Committee]]

115-HR1773 Clarity for America’s Small Contractors Act of 2017

2017-04-13T20:34:03Z

Juliette.richert:

{{Legislation
|Has title=115-HR1773 Clarity for America’s Small Contractors Act of 2017
|Proposed in=115
|Sponsored by=Rep. Chabot, Steve (R-OH-1)
|Reviewing committee=House Small Business
|Has bill status=Proposed
}}
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1773?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Clarity+for+Americas+Small+Contractors+Act+of+2017%22%5D%7D&r=1

[[Category: Small Business, Committee]]

Bill McKeon

2017-04-13T20:15:13Z

Juliette.richert:

*President and Chief Exec Officer of Cellnovo from 2008-2012
**Mobile diabetes management system
**In 2011, the company raised £30M in venture funding

*He was a leader in the execution of TMC Innovation Institute, which has raised $76M in venture capital funding
**TMCx, an accelerator that offers guidance and a shared workspace to healthcare startups
**TMCx+, a incubator

*While McKeon was TMC EVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer, they were given “Elevate Texas” award by the Texas Economic Development Corporation
**this award recognizes top locations for businesses

*"Mr. McKeon provided guidance to early stage companies emanating from Harvard Medical School."-- could not find more on this.

Bill McKeon

2017-04-13T20:14:34Z

Juliette.richert:

*President and Chief Exec Officer of Cellnovo from 2008-2012
**Mobile diabetes management system
**In 2011, the company raised £30M in venture funding

*He was a leader in the execution of TMC Innovation Institute, which has raised $76M in venture capital funding
**TMCx, an accelerator that offers guidance and a shared workspace to healthcare startups
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The House Select Committee on Small Business is a permanent standing committee of the United States House of Representatives since January 5, 1975.

The committee was first created by the U.S. House of Representatives to respond to a growing number of small business activists and organizations advocating for more protections and better government policies for the country's small businesses. After being made a permanent standing committee, it was granted certain areas of legislative jurisdiction and oversight functions, increasing its scope and influence. <ref name = "CommitteeHistory"/>

==Bipartisan Legislation Introduced in 2017<ref name = "Bill"/>==

===H.R. 1773, Clarity for America’s Small Contractors Act of 2017===
Sponsor: Chairman Steve Chabot Chabot (R-Ohio)
Co-sponsor: Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)

This bill includes:
*Title 1: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1597/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221597%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1597, the Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA)
**Co-sponsors: Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA), Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)

*Title II: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1641/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221641%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1641, Defining Business Opportunity Specialists]
**Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
**Co-sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)

*Title III: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1693/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22yvette+clarke%22%5D%7D&r=3 H.R. 1693, Improving Reporting on Small Business Goals]
**Sponsor: Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
**Co-sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

*Title IV: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1640/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221640%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1640, Unifying Small Business Terminology Act]
**Sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)

===H.R. 1774, Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017===
Sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
Co-sponsor: Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)

This bill includes:
*Title I: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1702/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221702%22%5D%7D&r=4 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA)
**Co-sponsors: Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA)

*Title II: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1680/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221680%22%5D%7D&r=2 H.R. 1680, Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA)
**Co-sponsor: Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL)

*Title III: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1700/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221700%22%5D%7D&r=2 H.R. 1700, SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017]
**Sponsor: Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)
**Co-sponsor: Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)

==Pages==

These pages include complete templates and link to congress.gov. No further descriptions are given. We will link together bills that are in the same category.
*[[115-HR1773 Clarity for America’s Small Contractors Act of 2017]]
*[[115-HR1774 Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017]]
*[[115-HR1597 The Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2017]]
*[[115-HR1641 Defining Business Opportunity Specialists]]
*[[115-HR1693 Improving Reporting on Small Business Goals]]
*[[115-HR1640 Unifying Small Business Terminology Act]]
*[[115-HR1702 Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017]]
*[[115-HR1680 Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2017]]
*[[115-HR1700 SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017]]

==References==

<ref name="CommitteeHistory"> [http://smallbusiness.house.gov/about/] 'Committee History', ''Small Business Committee''. </ref>
<ref name="Bill"> [http://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399846] 'Small Business Committee Introduces Essential Contracting and Entrepreneurial Development Legislation', ''Small Business Committee''. </ref>

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