Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 5175
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2022
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 1, 2022
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Dec 1, 2022
Latest Action
Dec 1, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
5175
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
Maryland
Democrat
Delaware
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
New Hampshire
Democrat
New Jersey
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2026 and otherwise revises the program. Specifically, the bill (1) generally prohibits entities other than institutions of higher education from receiving new grants under the program; (2) allows centers to collect fees related to private partnerships or cosponsorships; (3) authorizes centers to market their services directly to small businesses; and (4) modifies or establishes provisions related to program funding, operations, data collection, and reporting.

Text (1)
December 1, 2022
Actions (2)
12/01/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
12/01/2022
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 28, 2023 2:08:03 PM