National Womens' High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force Act of 2012

Summary

National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force Act of 2012 - Establishes the National Women's High-Growth Business Bipartisan Task Force to provide women-owned, start-up and high-growth business advice, research, and policy recommendations to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Assistant Administrator of the SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership, Congress, the President, and other federal departments and agencies. Directs the Task Force, among other things, to review, monitor, and advise on plans and programs developed in the public and private sectors that affect the ability of small businesses owned and controlled by women to obtain capital and credit and to access markets. Requires the Task Force to report annually to the President and the congressional small business committees on the activities of the Task Force. Directs the SBA's Chief Counsel to: (1) semiannually conduct a study of an issue of importance to small businesses owned and controlled by women, and (2) submit each study's results to the Task Force and the small business committees. Amends the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 to repeal provisions establishing the Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise.

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Timeline

1. 17 May 2012

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3282-3283)

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2. 17 May 2012

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3281-3282)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 May 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 17 May 2012 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 May 2012

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 May 2012

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Sponsors

• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to ← Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Businesses Act of 2012