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HR 4179 105th Congress House Commerce Business education Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Community development banking Economics and Public Finance Entrepreneurs Government Operations and Politics Government and business Government corporations Grants-in-aid Housing and Community Development Indian economic development Minorities Minority business enterprises Nonprofit organizations Pluralism (Social sciences) Poor Rural economic development Small business Social Welfare

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: June 25, 1998 See on congress.gov
 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
 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.

What's happening now September 23, 1998

Committee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2