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H.R. 8844 117th Congress House

STEP Improvement Act of 2022

Official title: To reauthorize the State Trade Expansion Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 15, 2022 Introduced by: Dwight Evans Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Dec 6, 2022
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1508, proceedings on H.R. 8844 are considered vacated.
Dec 6, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 3 of H. Res. 1508, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 8844; S. 198, as amended; and S. 1687, as amended.
Dec 6, 2022
Pursuant to section 3 of H. Res. 1508, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 8844; S. 198, as amended; and S. 1687, as amended. (consideration: CR H8773-8775; text: CR H8773-8774)
Dec 5, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8738-8740)
Dec 5, 2022
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 5, 2022
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.
Dec 5, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8844.
Oct 14, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 390.
Oct 14, 2022
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 117-542.
Sep 21, 2022
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 21, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Sep 15, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 7, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

STEP Improvement Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program, which provides foreign trade assistance to small businesses, and it revises provisions related to the administration of the program.

Specifically, the SBA must establish a time frame for, and provide certain information related to, the application process, and it must conduct an annual survey to solicit feedback on the program. The SBA must collect data on certain performance metrics such as the (1) total number of small businesses assisted by the program, (2) total dollar amount of export sales by participating small businesses, and (3) number of small businesses that have created new jobs through their participation in the program.

The bill also requires applicants for participation to include a budget plan that outlines their intended use of funds awarded under the program.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 5221 Identical bill STEP Improvement Act of 2022
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  • S 5220 Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Flood, Mike
Nebraska · Sep 15, 2022
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Kim, Young
California · Sep 15, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Sep 15, 2022
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