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Women's Business Sustainability Extension Act of 2004

Introduced: July 19, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Jul 19, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jul 19, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Business Sustainability Extension Act of 2004 - Amends the Small Business Act (SBA) to set forth FY 2004 funding priorities for the women's business center program.

Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to reallocate unused sustainability grant funds as supplemental grants to women's business centers.

Authorizes the Administrator to access and use client contact information of women's business centers solely to conduct internal program evaluations and financial and programmatic audits. Requires women's business centers to notify each client of such access and use.

Requires the Administrator to include program evaluation findings in annual reports to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives.

What's happening now July 19, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 22, 2004
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 22, 2004
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 21, 2004
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 20, 2004
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 19, 2004
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2004
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 19, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4853: Women's Business Sustainability Extension Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4853/
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