A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish programs and initiate efforts to assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
100th Congress (1987–1988)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 25, 1988
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 25, 1988.
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Last Updated: Oct 25, 1988
126 Cosponsors (90 Democrats, 36 Republicans)
History
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Jul 14, 1988
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Introduced
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Aug 10, 1988
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 3, 1988
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.
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Oct 11, 1988
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Oct 12, 1988
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Oct 25, 1988
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Oct 25, 1988
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Text Published
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H.R. 5050 (100th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5050. This is the one from the 100th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 100th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1987 to Oct 22, 1988. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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