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S 3261 114th Congress Senate Native Americans Business education Business investment and capital Economic development Education programs funding Indian social and development programs Minority education

Native American Business Incubators Program Act

Introduced: July 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2016
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 7, 2016
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-538.
Jul 14, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Native American Business Incubators Program Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for establishing and operating business incubators that serve Indian reservation communities, including Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs. A business incubator is an organization that: (1) provides physical workspace and facilities resources to startups and established businesses, and (2) is designed to accelerate the growth and success of businesses through a variety of business support resources and services.

Interior must facilitate the establishment of relationships between grant recipients and educational institutions serving Native American communities.

What's happening now September 21, 2016

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 7, 2016
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 14, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3261: Native American Business Incubators Program Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3261/
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"S. 3261: Native American Business Incubators Program Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3261/.
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