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S. 298 119th Congress Senate

Returning SBA to Main Street Act

Official title: A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outs… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 29, 2025 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Commerce CommutingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementRural conditions and developmentWages and earnings
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Mar 4, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21.
Mar 4, 2025
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Feb 20, 2025
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now March 4, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2027 Returning SBA to Main Street Act of 2025
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 7

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 29, 2025
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 29, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 298: Returning SBA to Main Street Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-298/
MLA
"S. 298: Returning SBA to Main Street Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-298/.
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S. 298, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-298/.
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