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H.R. 2981 116th Congress House

Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act of 2019

Official title: To establish a pilot program at the Small Business Administration that grants awards to historically Black colleges and universities establishing an entreprene… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a pilot program at the Small Business Administration that grants awards to historically Black colleges and universities establishing an entrepreneurship curriculum and placement of a Small Business Development Center on the physical campus of the institution, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Oct 2, 2020
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Mfume asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2981, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
May 23, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 2, 2020

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Mfume asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2981, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act of 2019

This bill requires the Small Business Administration to award grants through FY2022 to historically black colleges and universities to (1) establish entrepreneurship curricula for undergraduate or graduate studies, and (2) place small business development centers on the physical campuses of such institutions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 10
D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Aug 23, 2019
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 13, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 13, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 13, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 13, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 13, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 13, 2019
Payne, Donald
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 13, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Jun 13, 2019
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2981: Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2981/
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"H.R. 2981: Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2981/.
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