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S 1247 108th Congress Senate Commerce Authorization Economics and Public Finance Entrepreneurs Grants-in-aid Nonprofit organizations Small business Social Welfare Women Women in business

Women's Business Centers Preservation Act of 2003

Introduced: June 12, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 16, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jun 16, 2003
Received in the House.
Jun 16, 2003
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 12, 2003
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7860-7861; text as passed Senate: CR S7861; text of measure as introduced: CR S7836)
Jun 12, 2003
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7860-7861; text as passed Senate: CR S7861; text of measure as introduced: CR S7836)
Jun 12, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Women's Business Centers Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends the Small Business Act to increase from 30.2 to 36 the percentage of funds authorized for FY 2003 for the Women's Business Centers program that must be used for a sustainability pilot program under which the Small Business Administration awards grants to private nonprofit organizations for providing counseling, training, and other business assistance to women entrepreneurs.
What's happening now June 16, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 12, 2003
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 12, 2003
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 12, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1247: Women's Business Centers Preservation Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1247/
MLA
"S. 1247: Women's Business Centers Preservation Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1247/.
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S. 1247, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1247/.
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