HUBZone Equity Act

Bill: 113-hr-5084
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2014-07-11
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Economic development

Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Public contracts and procurement

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>HUBZone Equity Act - Amends the Small Business Act to redefine &quot;HUBZone small business concern&quot; as a small business concern that is at least 51% owned and controlled by U.S. citizens (as under current law) or lawful permanent residents of the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5084 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2014 Mr. Cárdenas (for himself, Ms. Meng , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Vargas , Mrs. Negrete McLeod , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Ruiz , and Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HUBZone Equity Act . 2. Amendment to definition of HUBZone small business concern Subparagraph (A) of section 3(p)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632 (p)(3)) is amended by inserting or lawful permanent residents of the United States after United States citizens .