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S 2503 103th Congress Senate Commerce Disabled Government Operations and Politics Small business Socially handicapped

Americans with Disabilities Business Development Act of 1993

Introduced: October 5, 1994 See on congress.gov
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Oct 5, 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.
Oct 5, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14246)
Oct 5, 1994
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Americans with Disabilities Business Development Act of 1993 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) substitute the definition of "severe disability" (the meaning given such term, by regulation, by the Small Business Administration) for "handicapped individual"; and (2) include Americans with severe disabilities among those considered to be socially disadvantaged for purposes of such Act.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Oct 5, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2503: Americans with Disabilities Business Development Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-2503/
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