S 1109
117th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Advisory bodies
Business education
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority education
Small business
Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2021
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to award grants to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that foster, promote, and increase opportunities for minority business ownership. The SBA must also establish a Minority Entrepreneurship Advisory Board to develop recommendations regarding how these institutions and HBCUs can better serve minority businesses and entrepreneurs.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1