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H.R. 7687 117th Congress House

21st Century Entrepreneurship Act

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to encourage entrepreneurship training in after school programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 11, 2022 See on congress.gov
Commerce Business educationCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightElementary and secondary education
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Minority and disadvantaged businessesPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen in business
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Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 6, 2022
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 Latest action May 6, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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21st Century Entrepreneurship Act

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop a curriculum for volunteers with the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) to teach underrepresented students (e.g., minority students, English learners, and children with disabilities) about entrepreneurship.

The SBA shall develop and implement a strategy to encourage partnerships between the SCORE program and community learning centers to teach this curriculum and, in developing the curriculum, collaborate with education specialists and groups with experience serving underrepresented children.

The SBA must submit a biennial report on partnerships between the SCORE program and community learning centers, the use of funds by the program, the number of students reached through the entrepreneurship curriculum, and plans for improving the curriculum.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 29, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Nov 29, 2022
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Oct 11, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · May 6, 2022
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · May 6, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7687: 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7687/
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"H.R. 7687: 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7687/.
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