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H.R. 4179 105th Congress House

To authorize qualified organizations to provide technical assistance and capacity building services to microenterprise development organizations and programs and to disadvantaged entrepreneurs using…

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Official title: To authorize qualified organizations to provide technical assistance and capacity building services to microenterprise development organizations and programs and to disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 2, 1998 See on congress.gov
Commerce Business educationCommunity Development Financial Institutions FundCommunity development bankingEconomics and Public Finance
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EntrepreneursGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment and businessGovernment corporationsGrants-in-aidHousing and Community DevelopmentIndian economic developmentMinoritiesMinority business enterprisesNonprofit organizationsPluralism (Social sciences)PoorRural economic developmentSmall businessSocial WelfareUrban affairsUrban economic development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 23, 1998
Committee Hearings Held.
Jul 17, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Jun 25, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Jun 25, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 23, 1998

Committee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to add to title I a new subtitle C, which may be cited as the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1998. Directs the Administrator of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (Administrator) to establish a microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building program to provide Fund grants to qualified nonprofit organizations to: (1) provide training and technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs; (2) provide training and capacity building services to help microenterprise development organizations and programs develop microenterprise training and services; and (3) aid in researching and developing the best practices in the field of microenterprise and technical assistance programs for disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Sets forth an allocation formula for such assistance and for grants benefitting very low-income persons, including those residing on Indian reservations.

Authorizes a qualified organization to provide subgrants to small and emerging microenterprise entities. Mandates matching funds from non-Federal sources.

Authorizes appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 2, 1998
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 2, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 18, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4179: To authorize qualified organizations to provide technical assistance and capacity building services to microenterprise development organizations and programs and to disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4179/
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"H.R. 4179: To authorize qualified organizations to provide technical assistance and capacity building services to microenterprise development organizations and programs and to disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4179/.
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H.R. 4179, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4179/.
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