Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1621 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1621

 To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
 submit to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial challenges facing
        entrepreneurs with a disability, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2025

  Mr. McGarvey (for himself and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL

 To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
 submit to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial challenges facing
        entrepreneurs with a disability, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
Reporting Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGES OF ENTREPRENEURS WITH
              DISABILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall submit to Congress a report on the challenges that
entrepreneurs with a disability encounter with starting and operating a
business, including--
            (1) an assessment of the challenges and needs of
        entrepreneurs with a disability;
            (2) a description of the resources and support that the
        Administrator provides to entrepreneurs with a disability;
            (3) a description of outreach to entrepreneurs with a
        disability by the Administrator, including by district and
        regional offices of the Small Business Administration, small
        business development centers (as defined in section 3(t) of the
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(t))), and women's business
        centers (as described under section 29(a) of such Act (15
        U.S.C. 656(a)));
            (4) a description of any joint efforts between offices of
        the Small Business Administration or the Small Business
        Administration and other Federal agencies to advance the goal
        of supporting the economic success of entrepreneurs with a
        disability;
            (5) any deficiencies in the resources and support described
        under paragraph (2);
            (6) a description of the use of, and access to, resources
        of the Administration by entrepreneurs with a disability; and
            (7) any recommendations for legislative actions that are
        necessary to address the challenges or needs of entrepreneurs
        with a disability that are identified in the report.
    (b) Compliance With CUTGO.--No additional amounts are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this Act.
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