US HB2981 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-10-02 - ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Mfume asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2981, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-10-02 - ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Mfume asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2981, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Small Business Administration to award grants through FY2022 to historically black colleges and universities to (1) establish entrepreneurship curricula for undergraduate or graduate studies, and (2) place small business development centers on the physical campuses of such institutions.
Title
Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] |
| Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] |
| Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC] |
| Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] |
| Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-02 | House | ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Mfume asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2981, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. |
| 2019-05-23 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-05-23 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-05-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Business education
Congressional oversight
Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
Minority education
Small business
Congressional oversight
Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
Minority education
Small business
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2981/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2981/BILLS-116hr2981ih.pdf |
