Expanding Entrepreneurship Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1842
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9]
Introduced: 2009-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: 
Expanding Entrepreneurship Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act relating to small business entrepreneurial development programs (programs) to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) develop and submit to Congress a plan for using the programs as a catalyst for job creation for FY2009-FY2010; (2) develop and implement a data collection process covering all programs; (3) report to Congress on opportunities to foster coordination, limit duplication, and improve delivery under the programs; (3) establish and make available a database of providers of entrepreneurial development services; (4) designate at least one staff member in each SBA district office as a community specialist with full-time responsibility working with such providers to increase coordination with federal resources; and (5) establish a Web-based portal that provides comprehensive information on the programs.

action_date: 2009-11-18
text: 
Expanding Entrepreneurship Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act relating to small business entrepreneurial development programs (programs) to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) develop and submit to Congress a plan for using the programs as a catalyst for job creation for FY2010-FY2011; (2) promulgate a rule to develop and implement a data collection process covering all programs; (3) report to Congress on opportunities to foster coordination, limit duplication, and improve delivery under the programs; (3) after public comment, establish and make available a database of providers of entrepreneurial development services; (4) designate at least one staff member in each SBA district office as a community specialist with full-time responsibility working with such providers to increase coordination with federal resources; and (5) publish a design for a Web-based portal that provides comprehensive information on the programs and, after public comment, establish such portal.
 
Prohibits the Administrator from conducting any pilot program for a period of more than three years if the pilot program conflicts with or uses the resources of any of the entrepreneurial development programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13079-13080)
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13079-13080)
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1842.
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13079-13081)
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2009-05-13
text: Provisions of Measure incorporated into H.R. 2352.
action_date: 2009-04-30
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2009-04-30
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade.
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Introduced in House