Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2023
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E209)
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Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2023
This bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish criteria and procedures for small businesses to be designated as emerging business enterprises. The bill provides for various benefits to such enterprises, such as waiving various loan fees and requiring federal agencies to award at least 3% of contracts in each fiscal year to such enterprises.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
18
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
Mullin, Kevin
D
Larson, John B.
Jackson Lee, Sheila
D
Horsford, Steven
D
Ramirez, Delia C.
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
D
Thanedar, Shri
D
Jackson, Jonathan L.
D
Carter, Troy A.
D
Case, Ed
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Landsman, Greg
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1538: Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1538/
"H.R. 1538: Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1538/.
H.R. 1538, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1538/.
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