H.R. 1900: Native American Business Incubators Program Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-27 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Native American Business Incubators Program Act

Plain summary

Native American Business Incubators Program Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for establishing and operating business incubators that serve Native American communities. A business incubator is an organization that (1) provides physical workspace and facilities resources to startups and established businesses, and (2) is designed to accelerate the growth and success of businesses through a variety of business support resources and services. Grant applicants may be institutions of higher education, private nonprofits, Native American tribes, or tribal nonprofits. Interior must facilitate the establishment of relationships between grant recipients and educational institutions serving Native American communities.

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Official text

Native American Business Incubators Program Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · 11 cosponsors

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Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1900.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1900 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116