House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Minority-Owned Venture Empowerment Act of 2005
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 8, 2005
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 8, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
42 cosponsors — 42 Democrats
0 of 42 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Melissa Bean (D-IL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Harold Ford (D-TN), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Edward Markey (D-MA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) and 12 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Barrow.
- H.R. 2073 (109th) Small Business Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2005
- H.R. 4025 (109th) Disabled Veterans Fairness Act
- H.R. 6098 (109th) Keep Kids Covered Act of 2006
- H.R. 4917 (109th) Protect America First Act of 2006
- H.R. 5694 (109th) Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act
- H.Res. 1014 (109th) Recognizing the life of Erskine "Erk" Russell and his outstanding contributions to the University of Georgia, Georgia Southern University…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.