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Global Small Business Network Act

Introduced: October 20, 2020 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Global Small Business Network Act

This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish a Global Small Business Network grant program to facilitate exports by U.S. small businesses.

Specifically, the State Department may award grants to institutions of higher education and nonprofits with experience in operating or working with U.S. small business development centers to (1) assist national and local governments of foreign countries with creating small business development centers, and (2) promote commerce between small businesses in the United States and the foreign economies participating in the program.

What's happening now October 20, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 20, 2020
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Oct 20, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8628: Global Small Business Network Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8628/
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"H.R. 8628: Global Small Business Network Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8628/.
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H.R. 8628, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8628/.
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