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H.R. 648 111th Congress House

Women's Business Ownership Act of 2009

Official title: To establish the Commission on Women's Business Ownership.

Introduced: October 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship.
Jan 22, 2009
Referred to House Small Business
Jan 22, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jan 22, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 22, 2009
Referred to House Financial Services
Jan 22, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Business Ownership Act of 2009 - Establishes the Commission on Women's Business Ownership to review and make recommendations concerning: (1) the status of women business owners nationwide, and the progress made since the 1980 White House Conference on Small Business; (2) the role of the federal government in aid to and promotion of women business owners; and (3) data collection procedures with regard to women-owned businesses and federal initiatives and procurement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 8, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jan 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 648: Women's Business Ownership Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-648/
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