HR 2359 · 110th Congress · Commerce

SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-05-17· Sponsored by Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.(2007-06-22)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2007-06-20
Roll #514
Yea 405Nay 18
Democrats
226 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
179 Yea·18 Nay
PassedHouse · 2007-06-20
Roll #514
Yea 405Nay 18
Democrats
226 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
179 Yea·18 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to make various operational changes to the Small Business Administration (SBA)'s small business development centers (SBDCs) program, including prohibiting the SBA Administrator from distributing funds to an SBDC if the state in which the SBDC is located is served by more than one SBDC, unless no SBDC applicant has applied to serve the entire state. Allows a lead SBDC to apply for an additional grant to carry out: (1) a capital access initiative program; (2) a disaster recovery program; (3) an innovation and competitiveness services to manufacturers initiative program; (4) a mature entrepreneurs assistance program; or (5) a small business sustainability initiative program. Authorizes the Administrator to award a grant to a lead SBDC to provide assistance in securing affordable health insurance for small businesses and their employees. Directs the Administrator to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through selected SBDCs, the Association of Small Business Development Centers, and federal compliance partnership programs. Repeals the Active Corps of Exec…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2359, SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs Act 0227

Jun 15, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on May 23, 2007</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 2359, SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs Act 0227

Jun 15, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on May 23, 2007

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (3)

3 Democrats