H.R. 3571: Entrepreneur Startup Growth Act of 2011
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H.R. 3571: Entrepreneur Startup Growth Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-06 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Entrepreneur Startup Growth Act of 2011
Plain summary
Entrepreneur Startup Growth Act of 2011 - Directs the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), to establish a self-employment tax initiative grant program to provide certain self-employed individuals with modified adjusted gross incomes of $50,000 or less with affordable tax preparation and business development assistance. Authorizes the Commissioner to make program grants of not more than $75,000 to community-based organizations, microlenders, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and local governments. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report on such program, including program outcomes.
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Official text
Entrepreneur Startup Growth Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] · 1 cosponsors
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Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Ballot initiative
- A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3571.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr3571 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112