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H.R. 4422 111th Congress House

Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Act

Official title: To establish the Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 12, 2010 See on congress.gov
Commerce Business investment and capitalDepartment of CommerceEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structure
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Higher educationMinority and disadvantaged businessesMinority educationPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessTeaching, teachers, curricula
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade.
Feb 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Jan 12, 2010
Referred to House Small Business
Jan 12, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jan 12, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 12, 2010
Referred to House Financial Services
Jan 12, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 23, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Act - Requires the Director of the Minority Small Business Development Agency (Agency) to make grants to an educational institution, association, or organization: (1) to assist in establishing an enterprise curriculum for studies; and (2) for placement of a Minority Business Enterprise Center within such institution, association, or organization.

Requires an entity receiving a grant to: (1) develop a curriculum and capacity training requirement that includes training in various skill sets needed by successful entrepreneurs; and (2) open such a Center. Limits grants to $1.5 million per fiscal year, and grant duration to three years.

Establishes within the Agency an Office of Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development, administered by an Associate Director.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4422: Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4422/
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"H.R. 4422: Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4422/.
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