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Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005

Introduced: February 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2005
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
Jul 28, 2005
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 109-207.
Jul 14, 2005
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 14, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 13, 2005
Committee Hearings Held.
Feb 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program under which the Administrator shall make grants to, or may enter into cooperative agreements with, state small business development centers to provide, on a statewide basis, technical assistance to secondary schools, or to post-secondary vocational or technical schools, for the development and implementation of curricula designed to promote vocational and technical entrepreneurship.

Provides for the minimum amount of a grant to not be less than $200,000.

Requires a report from: (1) each grant recipient to the Administrator on the use of grant funds; and (2) the Administrator to Congress evaluating the program.

Directs the association of small business development centers to act as an information clearinghouse regarding vocational and technical entrepreneurship education programs.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now July 28, 2005

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 13, 2005
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 13, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 527: Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-527/
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"H.R. 527: Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-527/.
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