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S. 1402 118th Congress Senate

Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Developmen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development, to establish a grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities that promote minority business ownership and entrepreneurship, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 2, 2023 Introduced by: Jacky Rosen Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Commerce
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May 2, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
May 2, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 2, 2023

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

 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 and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that foster, promote, and increase opportunities for minority business ownership. The SBA must also establish a Minority Entrepreneurship Advisory Board to develop recommendations regarding how these institutions and HBCUs can better serve minority businesses and entrepreneurs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6457 Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 2, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1402: Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1402/
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"S. 1402: Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1402/.
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S. 1402, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1402/.
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