SPARK Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3876 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3876 To amend the Small Business Act to spur entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 12, 2026 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship _______________________________________________________________________ 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, t…