To amend the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 to examine how the competitiveness of small businesses is affected by the enforcement of Federal antitrust laws, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 to examine how the competitiveness of small businesses is affected by the enforcement of Federal antitrust laws, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H974EBE33675948C3889AC4704ED38BEE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Main Street Competes Act.
- Section H08F7349224824DADB86EF8CFCC432482: 2. Congressional declaration of small business economic policy Section 302(a) of the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 631a(a)) is amended—...
- Section H659A4313A25F46C19D98C2C9AEF90F58: 3. State of small businesses Section 303 of the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 631b) is amended to read as follows: 303.Report on the...
- Section HD7E826EB5AFE496C85748BEF744CD90B: 303. Report on the state of small business concerns Not later than 180 days after the end of fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, the head of each...
- Section H64514480461D4DA490B72753EA1360F0: 304. Definitions In this title: The term antitrust violation means any violation of Federal antitrust laws. The term Federal antitrust laws has the meaning...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 to examine how the competitiveness of small businesses is affected by the enforcement of Federal antitrust laws, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 to examine how the competitiveness of small businesses is affected by the enforcement of Federal antitrust laws, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the …
Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Ms. Velázquez, and Ms. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "administrator_of_sba"
- → Administrator of the Small Business Administration
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