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S 1735 117th Congress Senate Native Americans Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Business education Business investment and capital Economic development Executive agency funding and structure Federal-Indian relations Minority and disadvantaged businesses Small Business Administration Small business

Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2021

Introduced: May 20, 2021 Introduced by: Hickenlooper, John W. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2021

This bill provides statutory authority for the establishment of the Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration (SBA). The office must establish a working relationship with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations by targeting SBA programs relating to entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access to revitalize Native businesses and economic development in Indian country.

What's happening now May 20, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5160 Related bill Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2021
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 20, 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1735: Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1735/
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"S. 1735: Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1735/.
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S. 1735, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1735/.
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