119-hr1621

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1621 Referred in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1621

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 4, 2025

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business 
 and Entrepreneurship

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 AN ACT

 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) No Additional Funds Authorized.--No additional funds are 
authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act.

 Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.