Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act
Latest action · Dec 11, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research 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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act - Amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support entrepreneurial programs that recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2014 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Dec 11, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7888.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the National Science Foundation to support entrepreneurial programs for women.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
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