To amend the Small Business Act to improve SCORE, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Nov 19, 2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2009
- Passed HouseNov 18, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Amends the Small Business Act relating to the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure that SCORE: (1) carries out a plan to increase the proportion of small business mentors from socially or economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and reports annually to the Administrator on plan implementation; (2) establishes benchmarks for evaluating its activities and volunteers; and (3) establishes a mentoring program of one-on-one advice to small businesses from qualified counselors.
Requires the Administrator to carry out a networking program through SCORE that provides small businesses with the opportunity to make business contacts in their industry or geographic region.
Renames the Service Corps of Retired Executives as SCORE. Eliminates the Active Corps of Executives.
Authorizes appropriations for SCORE for FY2010-FY2011.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 30, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Apr 30, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2009 |
| Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains Subcommittee | Referred Apr 1, 2009Markup Apr 30, 2009Reported Apr 30, 2009 | |
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred Nov 19, 2009 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Nov 18, 2009Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 18, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13075-13077)
- Nov 18, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1839.
- Nov 18, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13075-13076)
- Nov 18, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 13, 2009Provisions of Measure Incorporated into H.R. 2352.
- Apr 30, 2009Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 30, 2009Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Apr 1, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade.
- Apr 1, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H13075–H13077Text printed H13075 | Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Vern Buchanan R-FL | Nov 18, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2352 | Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009 | Text similarities | May 21, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Small Business Act to improve SCORE, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2009Referred in Senate
- Nov 18, 2009Engrossed in House
- Apr 1, 2009Introduced in House
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