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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4406" measure-id="id116hr4406" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-09-19" update-date="2019-10-28">
<title>Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr4406v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-10-28">
<action-date>2019-10-21</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. Specifically, the bill (1) generally prohibits&nbsp;entities other than institutions of higher education from receiving grants under the program; (2)&nbsp;allows centers to collect fees related to partnerships&nbsp;or sponsorships;&nbsp;(3) authorizes centers to market their services directly to small businesses; and (4)&nbsp;modifies or establishes&nbsp;provisions related to program funding, operations, data collection, and reporting. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hr4406v07" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-10-28">
<action-date>2019-10-17</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. Specifically, the bill (1) generally prohibits&nbsp;entities other than institutions of higher education from receiving grants under the program; (2)&nbsp;allows centers to collect fees related to partnerships&nbsp;or sponsorships;&nbsp;(3) authorizes centers to market their services directly to small businesses; and (4)&nbsp;modifies or establishes&nbsp;provisions related to program funding, operations, data collection, and reporting. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hr4406v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-10-23">
<action-date>2019-09-19</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. Specifically, the bill (1) generally prohibits&nbsp;entities other than institutions of higher education from receiving grants under the program; (2)&nbsp;allows centers to collect fees related to partnerships&nbsp;or sponsorships;&nbsp;(3) authorizes centers to market their services directly to small businesses; and (4)&nbsp;modifies or establishes&nbsp;provisions related to program funding, operations, data collection, and reporting. </p>]]></summary-text>
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