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HR 7186 115th Congress House Commerce Government lending and loan guarantees Minority and disadvantaged businesses Small business User charges and fees Women in business

Diverse Small Business Empowerment Act

Introduced: November 28, 2018 Introduced by: Veasey, Marc A. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Nov 28, 2018
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Diverse Small Business Empowerment Act

This bill reduces or waives the guarantee fee required for certain Small Business Administration loans to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or women.

What's happening now November 28, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9
Brown, Anthony
· Nov 28, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 28, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 28, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Nov 28, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 28, 2018
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Nov 28, 2018
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 28, 2018
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Nov 28, 2018
Napolitano, Grace
· Nov 28, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 28, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 28, 2018
Sires, Albio
· Nov 28, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Nov 28, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 28, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 28, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7186: Diverse Small Business Empowerment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7186/
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"H.R. 7186: Diverse Small Business Empowerment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7186/.
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H.R. 7186, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7186/.
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