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H.R. 6591 118th Congress House

Encouraging Success Act

Official title: To amend section 8(a) of the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to regularly reassess the asset and net worth… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 8(a) of the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to regularly reassess the asset and net worth thresholds for qualifying as an economically disadvantaged individual, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 5, 2023 Introduced by: Jake Ellzey Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Commerce Business investment and capitalEconomic performance and conditionsSmall business
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 29, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Feb 28, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 28, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H725)
Feb 28, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H725)
Feb 28, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6591.
Feb 28, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H725-726)
Feb 28, 2024
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 9, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-379.
Feb 9, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.
Jan 31, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Jan 31, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 5, 2023
Introduced in House
Dec 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 Latest action February 29, 2024

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encouraging Success Act

This bill requires the Small Business Administration to periodically revise, based on economic changes, the maximum total assets and net worth an individual may have to qualify as an economically disadvantaged individual under the 8(a) Business Development program.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Jan 29, 2024
 R
Moran, Nathaniel
Texas · Jan 12, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6591: Encouraging Success Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6591/
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"H.R. 6591: Encouraging Success Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6591/.
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H.R. 6591, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6591/.
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