H.R. 2284: To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-05-10 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-05-10 · 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 515 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR2284 (2007-06-20), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice 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, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported 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 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, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Defines an "eligible state" as a state that has a combined population of Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians that comprises at least 1% of the state's total population. Prohibits any applicant from receiving more than $300,000 in such grants for one fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out such additional assistance for FY2008-FY2010. Requires a Small Business Development Center receiving such a grant to request the advice of the local tribal organization on how best to provide assistance and where to locate satellite centers to provide such assistance.

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Official text

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

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

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Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2284, A bill to amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business development Centers to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians (2007-06-04); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2284, A bill to amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business development Centers to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians (2007-06-04)

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Betty McCollum (D-MN)

Recorded votes

House roll call 515 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR2284 (2007-06-20): Passed

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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-110hr2284.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2284 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110