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House Bill 6133
116th Congress(2019-2020)
STEP Improvement Act of 2020
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Passed House on Sep 14, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 9, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 15, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6133
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Abby Finkenauer
Iowa
Republican
Ross Spano
Florida
Republican
Jim Hagedorn
Minnesota
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on September 14, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Summary

STEP Improvement Act of 2020

This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program, which provides foreign trade assistance to small businesses, and it revises provisions related to the administration of the program.

Specifically, the SBA must establish a time frame for, and provide certain information related to, the application process, and it must conduct an annual survey to solicit feedback on the program. The SBA must collect data on certain performance metrics such as the (1) total number of small businesses assisted by the program, (2) total dollar amount of export sales by participating small businesses, and (3) number of small businesses that have created new jobs through their participation in the program.

The bill also requires applicants for participation to include a budget plan that outlines their intended use of funds awarded under the program.

Text (3)
Referred in Senate
September 15, 2020
Engrossed in House
September 14, 2020
Introduced in House
March 9, 2020
Actions (11)
09/15/2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
09/14/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/14/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4341-4342)
09/14/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
09/14/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6133.
09/14/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4341-4344)
09/14/2020
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
03/11/2020
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
03/11/2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/09/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
03/09/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:04 PM
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