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Women’s Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019

Introduced: September 19, 2019 Introduced by: Davids, Sharice Democratic · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-239.
Oct 17, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 190.
Sep 25, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 25, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 19, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 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.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 13 Republican 2
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Oct 17, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 16, 2019
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 16, 2019
Higgins, Brian
· Oct 16, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 16, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 16, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2019
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Oct 16, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 15, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 15, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 15, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 4, 2019
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 25, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 25, 2019
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 25, 2019
Hagedorn, Jim
· Sep 19, 2019
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