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Senate Bill 5221
117th Congress(2021-2022)
STEP Improvement Act of 2022
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 8, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 8, 2022
Latest Action
Dec 8, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5221
Congress
117
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
Jeanne Shaheen
New Hampshire
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

STEP Improvement Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 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 (1)
Introduced in Senate
December 8, 2022
Related Bills (2)
Dec 08, 2022
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 5220
Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2022
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Dec 06, 2022
Passed House
4
Sponsorship
House Bill 8844
STEP Improvement Act of 2022
Active
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
12/08/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
12/08/2022
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 17, 2023 8:02:37 PM
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