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UPLIFT Act of 2021

Introduced: January 27, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 1, 2022
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Jan 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ushering Progress by Leveraging Innovation and Future Technology Act of 2021 or the UPLIFT Act of 2021

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish the Innovation Centers Program for providing assistance to startups and new or growing small businesses.

Under the program, the SBA may enter into cooperative agreements to provide financial assistance to historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges. Such entities must then undertake five-year projects operating as an innovation-focused small business accelerator or incubator. These projects must involve working with underserved groups, include the joint provision of programs and services by the entities and the SBA, and ensure participating small businesses have access to regulatory information that affects them.

What's happening now February 1, 2022

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 5220 Related bill Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2022
  • HR 1010 Identical bill UPLIFT Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 5, 2021
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 64: UPLIFT Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-64/
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"S. 64: UPLIFT Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-64/.
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S. 64, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-64/.
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