H.R. 4406Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019

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Sponsor: Jared F. Golden [D-ME-02]
Cosponsors: 4 · 3 Republicans · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Commerce
Committees: Small Business Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Latest action: Oct 22, 2019 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

IntroducedSep 19, 2019
Passed the HouseOct 21, 2019
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. Specifically, the bill (1) generally prohibits entities other than institutions of higher education from receiving grants under the program; (2) allows centers to collect fees related to partnerships or sponsorships; (3) authorizes centers to market their services directly to small businesses; and (4) modifies or establishes provisions related to program funding, operations, data collection, and reporting.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4406 as passed House on Oct 21, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 569

House Oct 21, 2019

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

375 Yea 25 Nay 31 not voting

Crossed both parties 25 of 400 voting members broke with their own party: 25 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic233 members

Republican198 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors4 · 3 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4406 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RAumua Amata Coleman Radewagen [R-AS-00]Original2026 profile

RJim Hagedorn [R-MN-01]Joined Sep 24, 2019

DDwight Evans [D-PA-03]Joined Sep 24, 2019

RBrian K. Fitzpatrick [R-PA-01]Joined Sep 24, 20192026 profile

Who lobbied on H.R. 44061 organization

Organizations that named H.R. 4406 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: National Small Business United PAC

Small Business6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

6 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.