Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6441
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2022
Active
Active
Passed House on Apr 26, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 20, 2022
Latest Action
Apr 27, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6441
Congress
117
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Kansas
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
District of Columbia
Democrat
Hawaii
Democrat
Maryland
Democrat
New Hampshire
Republican
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Tennessee
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on April 26, 2022
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Summary

Women's Business Centers Improvement Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes the Women's Business Center Program through FY2025, 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.

Text (4)
April 27, 2022
April 26, 2022
March 7, 2022
January 20, 2022
Actions (13)
04/27/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
04/26/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/26/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4465-4468)
04/26/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
04/26/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6441.
04/26/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4465-4470)
04/26/2022
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
03/07/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 188.
03/07/2022
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 117-258.
02/03/2022
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
02/03/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
01/20/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
01/20/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:26:31 PM