S. 2751: Support Startup Businesses Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-06 · Commerce · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Support Startup Businesses Act of 2016

Plain summary

Support Startup Businesses Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize a small business concern receiving a Phase II award (grants of up to $1 million, for up to 2 years, to facilitate expansion of Phase I startup results) under the Small Business Innovation Research program, for FY2017-FY2019, to use up to 5% of the Phase II award for commercialization-related services, including market validation, intellectual property protection, business model development, market research, and other reasonable services that support market entry. These services may be performed directly by the small business concern or obtained from a public or private nonprofit organization, a state agency, or another state-funded entity that facilitates or accelerates the commercialization of technologies or assists in the creation and growth of private enterprises that are commercializing technology.

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Official text

Support Startup Businesses Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · 2 cosponsors

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2751.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2751 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114