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HR 887 99th Congress House Commerce Advisory bodies Business and commerce Federal advisory bodies Small business Socially handicapped Women Women in business Women's employment Women's rights

Women's Business Ownership Act of 1985

Introduced: January 31, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.
Feb 19, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Feb 19, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, SBA, GSA.
Jan 31, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
Jan 31, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Jan 31, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Jan 31, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Business Ownership Act of 1985 - Establishes the National Commission on Women's Business Ownership to review: (1) the status of women owned small businesses nationwide; (2) the role of the Federal Government in aid to and the promotion of women owned small businesses; (3) data collection procedures and the availability of data relating to women owned businesses, women owned small businesses, and small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged women; (4) other Federal initiatives relating to women owned small businesses, including those relating to Federal procurements; and (5) special impediments suffered by small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged women.

Directs the Commission to recommend: (1) new private sector initiatives which would provide management and technical assistance to women owned small businesses; (2) ways to promote greater access to financing and procurement opportunities for such businesses; and (3) other measures relating to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged women.

Terminates the Commission on the date that it transmits its final report to the President and to each House of the Congress.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now March 1, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2