H.R. 1166: To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-06 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-03-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 94 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1166 (2003-03-31), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on March 6, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Small Business Act to authorize a Small Business Development Center in an eligible State to apply for an additional Small Business Administration grant to be used solely to provide services to assist with outreach, development, and enhancement on Indian lands of small business startups and expansions owned by Indian tribe members, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians (members and Natives). Defines an eligible State as one in which at least one percent of its population is comprised of such members and Natives. Limits each grant to $300,000 in a fiscal year. Requires a State receiving such a grant to request the advice of local tribal councils on how best to provide assistance to such members or Natives and where to locate satellite centers to provide such assistance.

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To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] · 25 cosponsors

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Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Sam Graves (R-MO), Ed Case (D-HI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL)

Recorded votes

House roll call 94 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1166 (2003-03-31): Passed

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr1166.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1166 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108