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Women Small Business Growth Act

Introduced: March 29, 2018 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 29, 2018
Introduced in House
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Women Small Business Growth Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a loan forgiveness program for a women borrower who owns a small business that has been owned and controlled by women for at least three consecutive years.

What's happening now March 29, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 29, 2018
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 29, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 29, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5416: Women Small Business Growth Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5416/
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"H.R. 5416: Women Small Business Growth Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5416/.
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H.R. 5416, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5416/.
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[H.R. 5416: Women Small Business Growth Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5416/)
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