HR5939-118

In Committee

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to encourage small business concerns to make business succession plans, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 12, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to encourage small business concerns to make business succession plans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Defense.

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 HF487D7A3A4B0407E8A4AC702B3B8DF62: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Succession Planning Act.
  • Section H9F084561A1214EED8189BE0338FA46C0: 2. Business succession plans for small business concerns The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall establish a program to help small...
  • Section H3321435427424F9B802EFFDE9AF9C8AD: 45AA. Business succession plan credit For purposes of section 38, the business succession plan credit determined under this section is— $250 for the first...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to encourage small business concerns to make business succession plans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Finance, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to encourage small business concerns to make business succession plans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Finance Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition …

Oct 12, 2023

Mr. Crow (for himself and Mr. Garbarino) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Defense
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"business succession plan" §H9F084561A1214EED8189BE0338FA46C0

a document that— identifies an individual who will assume the responsibilities of the owner to a small business concern upon the death or retirement of such owner, along with the legal documents necessary

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