Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Feb 7, 2024
Step 2
Referred
Feb 7, 2024
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
Senate
Step 5
House floor
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill expands financial assistance for, and establishes measures to support, the creative economy and art entrepreneurs. Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Small Business Administration to develop loan criteria, evaluation procedures, and technical assistance programs for small business concerns that are owned by artists or support the creative economy; and (2) the Department of Commerce to ensure that traditional economic development tools, such as business incubators and grant programs, support the arts industry and creative economy.
Timeline · 2 actions
Feb 7, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.