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Section 1071: Small Business Lending Data Collection and Reporting
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-06 · Reports · 13,335 words · PDF available
Small businesses are owned by and employ a wide variety of entrepreneurs—skilled trade technicians, farmers, medical professionals, financial consultants, technology innovators, and restauranteurs, am...
Federal Contracting by Veteran-Owned Small Businesses: An Overview and Analysis of Contemporary Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-06 · Reports · 9,791 words · PDF available
Since the passage of P.L. 93-237 in 1974, which instructed the Small Business Administration (SBA) to give “special consideration to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and their survivo...
The Minority Business Development Agency: An Overview of Its History and Programs
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-06 · Reports · 18,452 words · PDF available
The Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the lead federal agency dedicated to assisting minority business enterprises (MBEs) in overcoming social and economic disadv...
Mexico’s 2024 Elections
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-06 · Posts · 1,025 words · PDF available
On June 2, 2024, Mexico, a top U.S. trade and strategic partner, convened elections for federal, state, and local offices, including the presidency, both chambers of congress, and nine governorships. ...
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Program Changes
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-06 · Posts · 983 words · PDF available
Annual Contracting Goal Increase The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (P.L. 118-31), enacted December 22, 2023, increased the federal government’s annual goal for contrac...
Political Status of Puerto Rico: Brief Background and Recent Developments for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-06 · Reports · 9,392 words · PDF available
Puerto Rico lies approximately 1,000 miles southeast of Miami and 1,500 miles from Washington, DC. Despite being far outside the continental United States, the island has played a significant role in ...
Statehood Process and Political Status of U.S. Territories: Brief Policy Background
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-06 · Resources · 1,438 words · PDF available
Proposals to admit new states to the union are as old as the republic. A larger United States was contemplated at least as early as 1787, with enactment of the Northwest Ordinance, which addressed ter...
Defense Primer: Department of Defense Contractors
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-06 · Resources · 1,466 words · PDF available
Throughout its history, the Department of Defense (DOD) has relied on contractors to support a wide range of military operations. Within the defense policy community, the term contractor is commonly u...
U.S.-Mexico Trade Relations
Congressional Research Service · 2024-06-06 · Resources · 1,515 words · PDF available
The 118th Congress is engaged in a range of legislative and oversight activities related to trade policy toward Mexico, which in 2023 became the largest U.S. trade partner. Mexico is also of interest ...