United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2689 (117th)
Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021
Introduced
20 April 2021
Last action
23 June 2021 · Committee
Status
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
Sponsors
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25], Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7], Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
20 January 2026
Summary
Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021 This bill permanently authorizes the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and requires the MBDA to promote and administer programs that assist the development of minority business enterprises (MBEs). Specifically, the bill requires the MBDA to (1) provide assistance to MBEs in domestic and foreign markets by making available specified resources, (2) promote the position of MBEs in local economies, and (3) collect data on the causes of MBE success or failure and research how economic conditions affect the development of MBEs. The bill establishes formal processes for the MBDA Business Center Program and the MBDA Rural Business Center Program through which business centers provide programs and services to support MBEs. The bill also establishes new initiatives to promote economic resiliency for minority businesses, including (1) an annual forum to review problems and programs relating to capital formation by MBEs, (2) a study and report on alternative financing solutions for MBEs, and (3) entrepreneurship education grants for certain institutions of higher education to develop and implement entrepreneurship curricula. Further, the bill establishes grants for (1) certain nonprofit organizations that provide services to MBEs as one of their primary activities, and (2) MBEs for the purpose of supporting MBEs or helping MBEs remain in business. The Government Accountability Office must report on the programs carried out pursuant to the bill.
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Timeline
20 April 2021
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
20 April 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 April 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 June 2021
Vote
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
Source: Committee
23 June 2021
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 20 April 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021
- related to ← Reaching America's Rural Minority Businesses Act of 2021
- related to ← Minority Business Development Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2689
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2689
- us · 117-hr-2689 · source updated 20 January 2026