Public Law 115-333 · H.R. 4111 · Became law

Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017

Official title: “To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States, and for other purposes.”

House: voice vote · Senate: voice vote
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It became law on December 19, 2018.

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