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Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023

Introduced: July 11, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2023
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Jul 26, 2023
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-90.
Jun 22, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes the Women's Business Center Program through FY2027, raises the cap on individual center grants, establishes an accreditation program for grant recipients, and revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership.

Specifically, the bill modifies the Women's Business Center Program to enable the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide initial and continuation grants to eligible entities to operate women's business centers for the benefit of women-owned small businesses. The SBA must also publish standards for a program to accredit entities that receive grants from the Women's Business Center Program, and such entities' receipt of continuation grants shall be contingent upon their obtaining accreditation.

What's happening now November 15, 2023

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5361 Related bill Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 11, 2023
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 11, 2023
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 11, 2023
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 11, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2184: Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2184/
MLA
"S. 2184: Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2184/.
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S. 2184, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2184/.
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[S. 2184: Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2184/)
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