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Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019

Introduced: June 26, 2019 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jun 26, 2019
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Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019

This bill modifies eligibility requirements for Small Business Administration (SBA) contracting opportunities available to a woman- or minority-owned business.

Currently, to be eligible for certain SBA programs, a woman or minority business owner must own an unconditional majority (at least 51%) of their business. However, the bill allows a woman- or minority-owned small business to maintain its contracting eligibility in the event a venture capital or private equity firm purchases an ownership stake in the business, so long as the purchasing enterprise is also owned by either a woman or minority.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

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

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