Expanding Small Business Opportunities to all Women Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1714
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2017-03-23
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education

Marriage and family status

Small business

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Women in business
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Expanding Small Business Opportunities to all Women Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the Small Business Administration's criteria for awarding a grant to a women's business center to include the ability of the applicant to provide training and services to a representative number of unmarried women who are both socially and economically disadvantaged.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1714 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2017 Mr. Serrano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to provide for the inclusion of unmarried women in the criteria for awarding a grant to a women’s business center.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Small Business Opportunities to all Women Act of 2017 . 2. Inclusion of unmarried women in grant criteria Section 29(f)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(f)(3) ) is amended by inserting “, including those who are not married” after “disadvantaged”.