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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Sep 10, 2013
Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 or CREED Act of 2013 - Reinstates the authority for Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest refinancing of small business debt not involving business expansion under the SBA's local development business loan program during any fiscal year in which the cost to the federal government for making loan guarantees under such program is zero.
Repeals a provision of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 which terminated such authority as of September 27, 2012.
People & committees
Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D–LA
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 167.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment. With written report No. 113-89.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment. With written report No. 113-89.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-309.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S661)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S660-661)
Introduced in Senate
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