Startup Act 3.0 (S.310) was legislation considered in the 113th Congress intended to encourage the growth and viability of startup companies in the United States through a series of changes to American tax, immigration, and regulatory policies. It is the third iteration of Startup Act legislation originally introduced into the United States Senate by Jerry Moran (R-KS) in 2011 and then reintroduced as Startup Act 2.0 by Moran and Mark Warner (D-VA) in 2012. The legislation has earned broad support from entrepreneurs and the technology industry. Provisions of the bill have been scored by economists as considerable vehicles of economic growth.[1] It has bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress.
Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon said the bill's entrepreneur visa provision is a "no-brainer" and "a great idea just because without it, the incentives are all wrong."[5] Startup Act 3.0 has been considered a potential alternative to comprehensive immigration reform should the push for a comprehensive bill fall short in the 113th Congress.[6]