A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Office of International Trade, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
13 Cosponsors (12 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cantwell Stresses Importance of Small Business Lending for Economic Growth”
—
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 25, 2010
History
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Dec 9, 2009
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Introduced
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Dec 17, 2009
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 17, 2010
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5297 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2862 (111th). |
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Sep 16, 2010
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Sep 23, 2010
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Final Bill —
House Agreed to Changes
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5297 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2862 (111th). |
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Sep 27, 2010
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5297 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2862 (111th). |
S. 2862 (111th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2862. This is the one from the 111th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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