Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8708
Main Street BRIDGE Act
Refreshed 3 h ago
Introduced 2026-05-07Topic: economy jobs · civil rightsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the Small Business Administration and the Department of Commerce, through the Minority Business Development Agency, to direct small business development centers and MBDA Business Centers to work together to serve small businesses. This direction must be given within 180 days after the bill becomes law. Within two years, the agencies would have to jointly report to Congress on the results of this collaboration. The report would include challenges, numbers of businesses served and started, jobs created or supported, financial assistance provided, and recommendations.
Sponsors
- Hillary J. Scholten Democrat sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-05-07 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-05-07 | Introduced in House | introduce |