Women's Business Centers Improvement Act of 2022
This bill reauthorizes the Women's Business Center Program through FY2025, raises the cap on individual center grants, establishes an accreditation program for grant recipients, and revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership.
Specifically, the bill modifies the Women's Business Center Program to enable the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide initial and continuation grants to eligible entities to operate women's business centers for the benefit of women-owned small businesses. The SBA must also publish standards for a program to accredit entities that receive grants from the Women's Business Center Program, and such entities' receipt of continuation grants shall be contingent upon their obtaining accreditation.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-27 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate |
| 2022-04-26 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-26 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4465-4468) | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-26 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6441. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-26 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4465-4470) | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-26 | Floor | Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-07 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 188. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-07 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 117-258. | House floor actions |
| 2022-02-03 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2022-02-03 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2022-01-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House floor actions |
| 2022-01-20 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |