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Minority Business Development Act of 2019

Introduced: February 28, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.
Feb 28, 2019
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Minority Business Development Act of 2019

This bill permanently authorizes the Minority Business Development Administration to assist socially and economically disadvantaged business concerns.

Specifically, the bill redesignates the Minority Business Development Agency as the Minority Business Development Administration (MBDA). The MBDA shall (1) assist disadvantaged business concerns entering domestic and foreign markets by providing education and training, management and technological assistance, a skilled labor pool, and financial and marketing services; and (2) encourage such businesses to establish joint ventures and projects among themselves or in cooperation with public or private sector organizations.

In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission must consult and cooperate with the MBDA to promote access by disadvantaged businesses to securities markets.

What's happening now February 28, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Republican 1
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 30, 2020
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Aug 18, 2020
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jul 16, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 12, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 21, 2019
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · May 16, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 13, 2019
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Mar 6, 2019
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2019
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 28, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1432: Minority Business Development Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1432/
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"H.R. 1432: Minority Business Development Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1432/.
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H.R. 1432, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1432/.
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[H.R. 1432: Minority Business Development Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1432/)
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