US Policy towards Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Policy Landscape

Policy Overview

There have been 7,430 bills proposed by the 114th Congress in 2015 thus far; out of these 7,430 bills, 103 are related to entrepreneurship or contain the word "entrepreneurship," making the percentage of entrepreneurship-related bills out of all proposed bills only 1.386%.

Current US Entrepreneurship Policy

• The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Most of the bills reported/introduced by the U.S. Congress pertaining to innovation and entrepreneurship are reported on by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the United States Senate. The committee has jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and is also charged with researching and investigating all problems of American small business enterprises. The current Chairman of the Committee is U.S. Senator David Vitter. Other information on the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, including Committee members and recent pieces of legislation, can be found on their website

• Acts Reported on by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Officially established on October 8, 1940, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship was established to analyze and identify problems of small businesses. The committee oversees the operations of the Small Business Administration, an agency responsible for providing support to both entrepreneurs and small businesses. Ten republicans and nine democrats form the current membership of the special committee. Some of the major issues the committee attempts to alleviate for small businesses include, but are not limited to: capital accessibility, business development hurdles, contracting and associated complications, and underrepresented entrepreneur populations. An overview of the current policies in disucssion can be found here: Acts Reported on by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Current US Innovation Policy

• Innovation Promotion Act

The "Innovation Promotion Act of 2015" was released as a discussion draft on July 31, 2015. The act promotes a reduction of taxes to 10% for income from intellectual property. It also proposes qualifying tax distributions of qualifying intellectual property from a controlled foreign corporation to the US parent company. This act is indicative of the United States' effort to attract and foster more innovation and research. There has also been extensive feedback on the innovation promotion act.

More Information on Curren Policies

Current Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policies (Wiki Page)