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Women's Business Training Centers Act of 1996

Introduced: September 12, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Sep 12, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Sep 12, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1593)
Sep 12, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Business Training Centers Act of 1996 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide financial assistance to private organizations to conduct five-year (currently, three-year) demonstration projects to benefit small businesses owned and controlled by women; (2) adjust the level of cash contributions required from Federal and non-Federal sources for each of the five years of the projects; (3) require each assistance applicant to submit a five-year (currently, three year) plan on proposed fund raising and training activities under a project; (4) allow each recipient to receive such assistance for five years (in lieu of three); and (5) increase the annual authorization of appropriations for such projects.

What's happening now September 12, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2098 Identical bill Women's Business Training Centers Act of 1996
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All 2 Democratic 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 28, 1996
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 25, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4071: Women's Business Training Centers Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4071/
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