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H.R. 2462 99th Congress House

A bill to recognize the Cabinet status of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

Introduced: May 9, 1985 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Cabinet officersExecutive compensationPosition classificationSmall Business AdministrationSmall business
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Aug 1, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems.
May 9, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
May 9, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 1, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration should be designated by the President as a member of the Cabinet and as the principal advisor on small business matters. Upgrades such position to level I of the Executive Schedule.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2462: A bill to recognize the Cabinet status of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2462/
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"H.R. 2462: A bill to recognize the Cabinet status of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2462/.
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