HR 4742 114th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Science and engineering education Small business Technology transfer and commercialization Women in business Women's education

Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act

Introduced: March 15, 2016 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 26, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.

Sep 26, 2016

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. Without written report.

Sep 21, 2016

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Apr 4, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Mar 22, 2016

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4742.

Mar 22, 2016

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1514-1516)

Mar 22, 2016

Mrs. Comstock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Mar 22, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 383 - 4 (Roll no. 133). (text: CR H1514)

Mar 22, 2016

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1533-1534)

Mar 22, 2016

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Mar 22, 2016

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 15, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Mar 15, 2016

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 22, 2016	House · vote #133	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	383–4	See who voted →

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)

Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act

(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.

What's happening now September 26, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Science, Space, and Technology Committee
House of Representatives
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 2

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Mar 21, 2016

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Mar 17, 2016

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