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| − | + | *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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Business_Administration 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 [http://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Home. website] | |
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| − | + | '''Current US Innovation Policy''' | |
| − | + | *[[:Innovation Promotion Act|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| feedback]] on the innovation promotion act. | |
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 8 February 2016
Information on Bills Proposed to the United States Congress
In the United States, a bill is a proposed piece of legislation to be considered by the legislature. Specifically, entities ranging from corporations, citizens, special interest groups, and anything in between, can propose an idea for a bill to a legislator. A bill must be approved by the U.S. House of Representatives,the U.S Senaten, and in the federal case, the Executive Branch in order to become a law. If a bill is enacted into law, it is then formally reassigned as an Act or a statute.
For more information on the United States Bill process please refer to: The Bill Process
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
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.
