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H.R. 6457 118th Congress House

Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions relating to minority entrepreneurship and business ownership, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 17, 2023 Introduced by: Nikema Williams Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
Commerce
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Nov 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Nov 17, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 17, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to award grants to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions that foster, promote, and increase opportunities for minority entrepreneurship and business ownership. The SBA must also establish a Minority Entrepreneurship Advisory Board to develop recommendations regarding how these institutions can better serve minority businesses and entrepreneurs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 9423 Reintroduction of Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2022
  • S 1402 Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Apr 11, 2024
Porter, Katie
· Feb 9, 2024
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Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Dec 19, 2023
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Nov 17, 2023
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2023
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Nov 17, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6457: Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6457/
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"H.R. 6457: Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6457/.
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H.R. 6457, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6457/.
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