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H.R. 7087: To amend the Small Business Act to establish a mentorship program designed to help minority and women-owned small businesses build their capacities and access to contracting opportunities in the construction industry.

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H.R. 7087: To amend the Small Business Act to establish a mentorship program designed to help minority and women-owned small businesses build their capacities and access to contracting opportunities in the construction industry.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-25 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To amend the Small Business Act to establish a mentorship program designed to help minority and women-owned small businesses build their capacities and access to contracting opportunities in the construction industry.

Plain summary

Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program of grants to state and local governments to assist eligible small businesses to build their capacities and access to contracting opportunities in the construction industry. Makes eligible for such assistance those small businesses owned and controlled by: (1) women; and (2) socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

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Official text

To amend the Small Business Act to establish a mentorship program designed to help minority and women-owned small businesses build their capacities and access to contracting opportunities in the construction industry.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr7087 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110