118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5361Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023

To amend the Small Business Act to improve the women's business center program, and for other purposes.

Commerce
Introduced Sep 8, 2023
Last action Sep 8, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Sep 8, 2023
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Referred
Sep 8, 2023
Small Business
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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 shal...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Sep 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.