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SENATE 1156118th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 166.

Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2023

Last Action
7/25/2023

Actions

  • 2023-07-25Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 166.
  • 2023-07-25Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  • 2023-07-25Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  • 2023-07-19Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • 2023-03-30Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  • 2023-03-30Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2023-07-25 (25)

Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2023

This bill provides statutory authority for the establishment of the Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration (SBA). The office must establish a working relationship with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations by targeting SBA programs relating to entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access to revitalize Native businesses and economic development in Indian country.

Cosponsors (5)

  • Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
  • Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
  • Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
  • Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Subjects

  • Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
  • Business education
  • Business investment and capital
  • Economic development
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Minority and disadvantaged businesses
  • Small Business Administration
  • Small business
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