House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Small Business Act to improve the women's business center program, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9818.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHOLTEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 119, July 21, 2026, Page H5024):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9818, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9818
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.