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HR 3371 101th Congress House Commerce Administrative procedure Community property Minority business enterprises Small business Socially handicapped Women in business

Centralized Certification of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged and Women Owned Business Enterprises Act of 1989

Introduced: September 28, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Nov 22, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development.
Sep 28, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Sep 28, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Centralized Certification of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged and Women Owned Business Enterprises Act of 1989 - Mandates that any entity seeking certification as a socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprise or as a women owned business enterprise in order to participate in any federally funded program must submit a request for such certification to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Provides that such certification shall be the only one required under any such program.

Directs the Administrator to promulgate certification standards. Declares that the community property laws of a jurisdiction shall not apply with respect to such certification.

What's happening now November 22, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 28, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3371: Centralized Certification of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged and Women Owned Business Enterprises Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3371/
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"H.R. 3371: Centralized Certification of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged and Women Owned Business Enterprises Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3371/.
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H.R. 3371, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3371/.
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