To amend the CARES Act to extend the waiver of matching funds requirement under the women's business center program.

Bill: 117-hr-2449
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-12
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees

Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Women in business
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill waives through September 30, 2021, the requirement that any recipient of assistance under the Women's Business Center program obtain matching funds from nonfederal sources. Currently, this waiver expires on June 30, 2021.</p> <p>The Women's Business Center program authorizes the Small Business Administration to provide assistance to private, nonprofit organizations to carry out projects for the benefit of small businesses that are owned and controlled by women.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2449 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2021 Ms. Newman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the CARES Act to extend the waiver of matching funds requirement under the women’s business center program.

1. Extension of waiver of matching funds requirement under the women’s business center program Section 1105 of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9004 ) is amended by striking June 30, 2021 and inserting September 30, 2021 .