To amend the Small Business Act to establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and women-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 8, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology .
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.
- IntroducedOct 8, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish programs of grants to state and local government entities for the purpose of providing assistance to eligible small businesses to gain access to the specialized knowledge and professional services needed to operate small businesses in the construction industry, enhance their capacities and qualifications for financial and surety credit, and access and compete for construction contracting opportunities. Defines as eligible small businesses for such purposes: (1) those owned and controlled by women; (2) any socially and economically disadvantaged small business; and (3) those owned and controlled by veterans, especially service-disabled veterans.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 8, 2009 to Nov 19, 2009; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 4, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Nov 19, 2009 |
Committees 1
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 Oct 8, 2009 |
| Contracting and Infrastructure Subcommittee | Referred Oct 8, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 8, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Oct 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology .
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 H12987 | Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | Nov 16, 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 establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and women-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2009Introduced in House
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