H.R. 2499 · 114th Congress · enacted
Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-38.
Latest official action 2015-07-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 23, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from collecting a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2015, except during any upcoming fiscal year for which the President's budget, submitted to Congress, includes a cost for the Program that is above zero. (Sec. 3) Requires the SBA to assess for Congress the level of outreach to and consultation with female veterans regarding access to capital by women's business centers and Veterans Business Outreach Centers. (Sec. 4) Amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 to increase the limit from $18.75 billion to $23.5 billion for FY2015 commitments for general business loans for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans. Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the SBA, starting October 1, 2015, from guaranteeing a loan if: the lender determines that the borrower is unable to obtain credit elsewhere solely because the lender's liquidity depends upon the guaranteed portion of the loan being sold on the secondary market, or the sol…
Congressional Research Service · 2015-07-28
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
6 of 6 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGROWTH ENERGY PAC$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATSO INC. NATSO PAC$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,994
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $9,994
Official PAC recordCME GROUP INC. PAC$9,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordDAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$9,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR'$7,930
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,930
Official PAC recordAIR METHODS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMPAC)$7,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$7,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$7,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$7,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordUNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND$7,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$7,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$7,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$7,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)$7,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$7,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordVETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING PAC (VETGUARD PAC)$7,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)$6,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordBROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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