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H.R. 1842 111th Congress House

Expanding Entrepreneurship Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Administration's entrepreneurial development programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 1, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Nov 18, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 18, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13079-13080)
Nov 18, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13079-13080)
Nov 18, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1842.
Nov 18, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13079-13081)
Nov 18, 2009
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 13, 2009
Provisions of Measure incorporated into H.R. 2352.
Apr 30, 2009
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Apr 30, 2009
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 1, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Apr 1, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade.
Apr 1, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 19, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Entrepreneurship Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act relating to small business entrepreneurial development programs (programs) to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) develop and submit to Congress a plan for using the programs as a catalyst for job creation for FY2010-FY2011; (2) promulgate a rule to develop and implement a data collection process covering all programs; (3) report to Congress on opportunities to foster coordination, limit duplication, and improve delivery under the programs; (3) after public comment, establish and make available a database of providers of entrepreneurial development services; (4) designate at least one staff member in each SBA district office as a community specialist with full-time responsibility working with such providers to increase coordination with federal resources; and (5) publish a design for a Web-based portal that provides comprehensive information on the programs and, after public comment, establish such portal.

Prohibits the Administrator from conducting any pilot program for a period of more than three years if the pilot program conflicts with or uses the resources of any of the entrepreneurial development programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2352 Text similarities Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1842: Expanding Entrepreneurship Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1842/
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