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S. 650: Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017

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S. 650: Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-15 · Commerce · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 195.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 195. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop partnership agreements to: provide for development of basic training relating to federal income tax credits benefitting small business concerns and startups, especially credits for research and experimentation, and informational materials relating to such credits, including Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance documents; provide these basic training and informational materials through electronic resources and at physical locations; and make the materials available to SBA business development programs and business development entities that partner with SBA programs, including universities, nonprofits, business incubators, and business accelerators. (Sec. 5) The bill amends the Small Business Act to require SBA development centers to provide, in conjunction with the IRS, informational materials, education, and basic training to small business concerns relating to federal income tax credits, including credits available to: (1) businesses generally; and (2) small business concerns and startups specifically, especially credits for research and experimentation. Such materials, education, and basic training may be delivered in person or through an Internet website.

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Official text

Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 650, Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017 (2017-08-31); CBO cost estimate: S. 650, Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017 (2017-08-31)

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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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s650 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115