SPARK Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8063 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8063 To amend the Small Business Act to spur entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2026 Ms. Pressley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to spur entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Place-based Access, Resources, and Knowledge Act'' or the ``SPARK Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Studies have found that incubators, accelerators, and other similar models are effective at increasing revenues, the number of employees, and the likelihood that the business venture will be s…