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HR 2449 117th Congress House Commerce Government lending and loan guarantees Minority and disadvantaged businesses Women in business

To amend the CARES Act to extend the waiver of matching funds requirement under the women's business center program.

Introduced: April 12, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Apr 12, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill waives through September 30, 2021, the requirement that any recipient of assistance under the Women's Business Center program obtain matching funds from nonfederal sources. Currently, this waiver expires on June 30, 2021.

The Women's Business Center program authorizes the Small Business Administration to provide assistance to private, nonprofit organizations to carry out projects for the benefit of small businesses that are owned and controlled by women.

What's happening now April 12, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
Bass, Karen
· Jun 14, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Jun 14, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Jun 14, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 11, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2449: To amend the CARES Act to extend the waiver of matching funds requirement under the women's business center program.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2449/
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"H.R. 2449: To amend the CARES Act to extend the waiver of matching funds requirement under the women's business center program.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2449/.
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H.R. 2449, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2449/.
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[H.R. 2449: To amend the CARES Act to extend the waiver of matching funds requirement under the women's business center program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2449/)
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