Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015

1/11/2023, 1:29 PM

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to specify that the agricultural enterprises it covers are small business concerns.

(Sec. 3) The Act shall cover any small farm regardless of whether its annual receipts, including those of any affiliates, exceed $750,000.

(Sec. 4) The Small Business Administration shall, by rule, establish size standards for agricultural enterprises, which shall be subject to rolling review procedures under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.

Congress
114

Number
HR - 3714

Introduced on
2015-10-08

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

4/20/2016

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to specify that the agricultural enterprises it covers are small business concerns.

(Sec. 3) The Act shall cover any small farm regardless of whether its annual receipts, including those of any affiliates, exceed $750,000.

(Sec. 4) The Small Business Administration shall, by rule, establish size standards for agricultural enterprises, which shall be subject to rolling review procedures under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Small Business Act to allow the Small Business Administration to establish size standards for small agricultural enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for small business concerns, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Commerce

Potential Impact
Administrative law and regulatory procedures•
General agriculture matters•
Small Business Administration•
Small business

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/25/2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to...


Latest Action4/20/2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.