H.R. 1590 119th Congress House

Rural Innovation and Small Business Support Act

Official title: To require Federal agencies with an SBIR or STTR program to enhance their outreach to rural communities with respect to such programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Mark Alford Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

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Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced in House

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Science, Space, and Technology Committee
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Small Business Committee
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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1590: Rural Innovation and Small Business Support Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1590/

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"H.R. 1590: Rural Innovation and Small Business Support Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1590/.

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H.R. 1590, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1590/.

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