HR 4405 116th Congress House Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business education Business investment and capital Small Business Administration Small business Women in business

Women’s Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019

Introduced: September 19, 2019 Introduced by: Davids, Sharice Democratic · Kansas See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

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Became law

Oct 22, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Oct 21, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 21, 2019

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8268-8272)

Oct 21, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8268-8272)

Oct 21, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4405.

Oct 21, 2019

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8268-8274)

Oct 21, 2019

Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Oct 17, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 190.

Oct 17, 2019

Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-239.

Sep 25, 2019

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Sep 25, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Sep 19, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Sep 19, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes the Women's Business Center Program through FY2023, raises the cap on individual center grants, establishes an accreditation program for grant recipients, and revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership.

Specifically, the bill modifies the Women's Business Center Program to enable the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide initial and continuation grants to eligible entities to operate women's business centers for the benefit of women-owned small businesses. An entity must agree to obtain matching, non-federal funds, and the SBA must (1) ensure an applicant has sufficient resources to provide the services for which the grant is being made, and (2) conduct an annual compliance review. The SBA must also publish standards for a program to accredit entities that receive grants from the Women's Business Center Program, and such entities' receipt of continuation grants shall be contingent upon their obtaining accreditation.

What's happening now October 22, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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