United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8844 (117th)
STEP Improvement Act of 2022
Introduced
15 September 2022
Last action
7 December 2022 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Sponsors
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40], Marie Newman, Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]
Subjects
Budget
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
STEP Improvement Act of 202 2 This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program, which provides foreign trade assistance to small businesses, and it revises provisions related to the administration of the program. Specifically, the SBA must establish a time frame for, and provide certain information related to, the application process, and it must conduct an annual survey to solicit feedback on the program. The SBA must collect data on certain performance metrics such as the (1) total number of small businesses assisted by the program, (2) total dollar amount of export sales by participating small businesses, and (3) number of small businesses that have created new jobs through their participation in the program. The bill also requires applicants for participation to include a budget plan that outlines their intended use of funds awarded under the program.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
15 September 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2022
Reported
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
21 September 2022
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
14 October 2022
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 390.
Source: Calendars
14 October 2022
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 117-542.
Source: Committee
14 October 2022
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 117-542.
Source: Committee
5 December 2022
Vote
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Source: Floor
5 December 2022
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8844.
Source: Floor
5 December 2022
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8738-8740)
Source: Floor
5 December 2022
Floor
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Source: Floor
6 December 2022
Passed
Pursuant to section 3 of H. Res. 1508, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 8844; S. 198, as amended; and S. 1687, as amended. (consideration: CR H8773-8775; text: CR H8773-8774)
Source: Floor
6 December 2022
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 3 of H. Res. 1508, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 8844; S. 198, as amended; and S. 1687, as amended.
Source: Floor
6 December 2022
Floor
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1508, proceedings on H.R. 8844 are considered vacated.
Source: Floor
7 December 2022
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 7 December 2022 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 6 December 2022 · Download file
- Reported in House · 14 October 2022 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 15 September 2022 · Download file
Documents
11 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 7 December 2022
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 7 December 2022
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 6 December 2022
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 6 December 2022
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Passed House
summary · EN · 6 December 2022
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 14 October 2022
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 14 October 2022
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Reported to House
summary · EN · 14 October 2022
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 September 2022
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 September 2022
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 September 2022
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Sponsors
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] · R · Sponsor
- Marie Newman · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] · R · Sponsor
- · sssb00 · Standing
- · hssm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3648) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7946) to provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
- related to ← STEP Improvement Act of 2022
- related to ← Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2022
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8844
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8844
- us · 117-hr-8844 · source updated 5 December 2025