STEP Improvement Act of 2022
Latest action · Dec 7, 2022 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.
- IntroducedSep 15, 2022
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
STEP Improvement Act of 2022
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program, which provides foreign trade assistance to small businesses, and it revises provisions related to the administration of the program.
Specifically, the SBA must establish a time frame for, and provide certain information related to, the application process, and it must conduct an annual survey to solicit feedback on the program. The SBA must collect data on certain performance metrics such as the (1) total number of small businesses assisted by the program, (2) total dollar amount of export sales by participating small businesses, and (3) number of small businesses that have created new jobs through their participation in the program.
The bill also requires applicants for participation to include a budget plan that outlines their intended use of funds awarded under the program.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 15, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Original | Sep 15, 2022 |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Original | Sep 15, 2022 |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Original | Sep 15, 2022 |
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 Sep 15, 2022Markup Sep 21, 2022Reported Oct 14, 2022 |
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2022 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Dec 6, 2022Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1508, proceedings on H.R. 8844 are considered vacated.
- Dec 6, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 3 of H. Res. 1508, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 8844; S. 198, as amended; and S. 1687, as amended. (consideration: CR H8773-8775; text: CR H8773-8774)
- Dec 5, 2022Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 5, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8738-8740)
- Dec 5, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8844.
- Dec 5, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Oct 14, 2022Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 117-542.
- Oct 14, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 390.
- Sep 21, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 21, 2022Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Sep 15, 2022Introduced in House
- Sep 15, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 H8805 | Young Kim R-CA | Dec 7, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8773Text printed H8773 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Dec 6, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8738–H8740Text printed H8738 | Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO, Dwight Evans D-PA, Mike Flood R-NE, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY | Dec 5, 2022 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 2, 2022H.R. 8844, STEP Improvement Act of 2022As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on October 14, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 149, September 15, 2022, page H7882.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-068 | MARKUP OF: H. RES. 1298, "OF INQUIRY DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO TRANSMIT CERTAIN DOCUMENTS TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RELATING TO THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY IN THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION."; H.R. 8844, "STEP IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2022"53 pages | Small Business Committee | Sep 21, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-067 | SBA MANAGEMENT REVIEW: OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE48 pages | Small Business Committee | Sep 20, 2022 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12149 | The Small Business Administration’s State Trade Expansion Program | Resource | May 21, 2026 |
| R47953 | Small Business Administration Reauthorization: Issues for Congress | Report | Mar 12, 2024 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the State Trade Expansion Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- STEP Improvement Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- STEP Improvement Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- STEP Improvement Act of 2022
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- STEP Improvement Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2022Referred in Senate
- Dec 6, 2022Engrossed in House
- Oct 14, 2022Reported in House
- Sep 15, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
