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HR 5411 111th Congress House

Early-Stage Business Investment and Incubation Act of 2010

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish an early-stage business investment and incubation grant program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
Commerce Business investment and capitalManufacturingMarketing and advertisingResearch and development
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Small businessTechnology transfer and commercialization
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May 27, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 26, 2010
Referred to House Financial Services
May 26, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
May 26, 2010
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
May 26, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 27, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Early-Stage Business Investment and Incubation Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish an early-stage business investment and incubation grant program (program) to support the development of early-stage businesses engaged primarily in the research, development, manufacturing, production, or marketing of specified technologies, aerospace, communications, or transportation. Limits individual grants to $5 million. Requires each grant recipient under the program to: (1) designate an individual as the grant fund manager; (2) establish a grant investment committee; and (3) assign to each assisted business a grant collaborator. Directs the Secretary to monitor and evaluate program effectiveness.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5411: Early-Stage Business Investment and Incubation Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5411/
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"H.R. 5411: Early-Stage Business Investment and Incubation Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5411/.
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H.R. 5411, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5411/.
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