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Empowering Encore Entrepreneurs Act of 2014

Introduced: July 17, 2014 See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4046-4047)
May 8, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
May 8, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Encore Entrepreneurs Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program under which the Administrator may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance, mentoring, and other specialized training activities for encore entrepreneurs.

Defines "encore entrepreneur" to mean an entrepreneur, business person, or owner of a small business concern who: (1) is seeking to start a new small business concern or expand an existing one, and (2) is at least age 50 or has at least 20 years of experience in a workplace.

Directs the Administrator to give special consideration to applications seeking funding for programs for: (1) members of the Armed Forces impacted by base closures or realignment, or (2) encore entrepreneurs unemployed for a period of not less than one year.

Terminates the program on September 30, 2017.

Requires the Administrator to submit to specified congressional committees a report that describes the barriers and obstacles faced by encore entrepreneurs in starting new small business concerns or expanding existing small business concerns.

What's happening now May 9, 2014

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4046-4047)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1454 Related bill Empowering Encore Entrepreneurs Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 17, 2014
Vela, Filemon
· Jul 17, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 16, 2014
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 16, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4613: Empowering Encore Entrepreneurs Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4613/
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