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H.R. 4515 117th Congress House

Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Small Business Act to require cyber certification for small business development center counselors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2021 Introduced by: Andrew R. Garbarino Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Commerce Business educationComputer security and identity theftLicensing and registrationsSmall business
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Nov 2, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 14 (Roll no. 353).(text: CR H6093)
Nov 2, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 2, 2021
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6102-6103)
Nov 2, 2021
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Nov 2, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4515.
Nov 2, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6093-6094)
Nov 2, 2021
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 12, 2021
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 103.
Oct 12, 2021
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 117-143.
Jul 29, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 29, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Nov 2, 2021 House · vote #353 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 409–14 See who voted →
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 Latest action November 3, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021

This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the total number of employees of a small business development center to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1687 Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022
  • HR 4350 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 3, 2021
Rice, Tom
· Sep 3, 2021
Delgado, Antonio
· Jul 29, 2021
Phillips, Dean
· Jul 28, 2021
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jul 28, 2021
CHABOT, STEVE
· Jul 19, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4515: Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4515/
MLA
"H.R. 4515: Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4515/.
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H.R. 4515, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4515/.
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