3.0.0 6706 2023-01-11T13:41:36Z 2023-01-11T13:41:36Z House HR 2018-09-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:H.R. 6706.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:THE U.S. CONSTITUTIONARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESSCLAUSE 18The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H7870]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-09-05T14:00:21Z 2018-09-05 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2018-09-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 N W000812 Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] Ann Wagner R MO 2 2018-09-05 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2018-09-05 True International Affairs Asia Brunei Burma Business education Cambodia Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Foreign aid and international relief Indonesia International organizations and cooperation Laos Malaysia Philippines Singapore Small business Thailand Vietnam Western Hemisphere International Affairs 00 2018-09-05 Introduced in House 2019-08-30T13:49:24Z Global Small Business Network Act

This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish a Global Small Business Network program to make grants to qualified entities to assist national and local governments of foreign countries to develop small business development centers and to promote commerce between small businesses in the United States and the foreign economies participating in such program.

]]> Global Small Business Network Act Display Title Global Small Business Network Act Official Title as Introduced To support the establishment of small business development centers internationally and promote international commerce, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Global Small Business Network Act Introduced in House 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6706ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6706ih.xml 2018-09-05 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.