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H.R. 2603 116th Congress House

Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act

Official title: To amend the Small Business Act to ensure that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is eligible for certain Small Business Administration programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
Commerce Business investment and capitalGovernment lending and loan guaranteesNorthern Mariana IslandsSmall businessU.S. territories and protectorates
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May 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
May 8, 2019
Introduced in House
May 8, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E560)
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 Latest action May 8, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act

This bill expands eligibility for certain Small Business Administration programs to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2190 Identical bill Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act
  • HR 6021 Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Development Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Mar 9, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Dec 4, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 28, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jun 12, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2603: Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2603/
MLA
"H.R. 2603: Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2603/.
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H.R. 2603, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2603/.
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