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Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017

Introduced: December 18, 2017 Introduced by: Moulton, Seth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Dec 18, 2017
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Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017

This bill directs the Small Business Administration to designate a senior Office of Investment and Innovation employee as broadband and emerging information technology coordinator. The coordinator's responsibilities shall include identifying best practices relating to broadband and emerging information technology that may help small businesses.

What's happening now December 18, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 5 Republican 3
Perlmutter, Ed
· Mar 19, 2018
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 6, 2018
Murphy, Stephanie
· Mar 5, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 27, 2018
O'Halleran, Tom
· Feb 13, 2018
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Feb 5, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2018
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2018
Polis, Jared
· Jan 19, 2018
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Dec 21, 2017
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Dec 18, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4677: Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4677/
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"H.R. 4677: Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4677/.
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