Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023
Summary
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.
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Introduction
Sep 2023
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Introduced Sep 8, 2023
Last action Sep 8, 2023
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Sep 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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Sep 8, 2023
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Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
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Sharice Davids
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
Co
Chrissy Houlahan
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Case
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Jasmine Crockett
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer L. McClellan
DDemocratic
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