S 273
· 119th Congress
· Commerce
Small Business Child Care Investment Act
Sponsor
Latest action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9.
Action timeline
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Feb 10, 2025
committee
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst with an amendment. Without written report.
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Feb 10, 2025
other
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9.
Feb 05, 2025
committee
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Jan 28, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
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How a bill moves through Congress. Each stage produces a new official text. The diff between them shows what changed at that step.
ih/is— Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.rfh/rfs— Referred to a committee for review.rh/rs— Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).pcs/pch— Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.eh/es— Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.rdh/rds— Received by the other chamber.eah/eas— Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.ath/ats— Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.enr— Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.pl— Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.pp— Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.
Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.
Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.
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--- Introduced (Senate)
+++ Reported (Senate)
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 273 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 273 Reported in Senate (RS)]
<DOC>
+Calendar No. 9
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 273
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@
Ms. Rosen (for herself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Warner)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
+
+February 10, 2025
+
+Reported by Ms. Ernst, with an amendment
+[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `covered
nonprofit child care provider' has the meaning given that term
in section 3(a)(10) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
-636(a)(10)).
+636(a)(10) 632(a)(10)).
``(2) Eligibility for certain loan programs.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this title, a covered nonprofit child care
@@ -212,4 +218,23 @@
described in clause (iii); and
(B) any other information determined relevant by
the Administrator.
-<all>
+Calendar No. 9
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+S. 273
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in certain loan
+programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+February 10, 2025
+
+Reported with an amendment
Cosponsors (3)
Members who signed on to support this bill.