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Union Calendar No. 20
119THCONGRESS
1
STSESSION H. R. 1621
[Report No. 119–31]
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit
to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial challenges facing entre-
preneurs with a disability, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY26, 2025
Mr. M
CGARVEY(for himself and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
M
ARCH24, 2025
Additional sponsor: Ms. G
OODLANDER
M
ARCH24, 2025
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to submit to Congress a report on the entrepre-
neurial challenges facing entrepreneurs with a disability,
and for other purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Entrepreneurs with 4
Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025’’. 5
SEC. 2. REPORT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGES OF 6
ENTREPRENEURS WITH DISABILITIES. 7
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 8
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 9
the Small Business Administration shall submit to Con-10
gress a report on the challenges that entrepreneurs with 11
a disability encounter with starting and operating a busi-12
ness, including— 13
(1) an assessment of the challenges and needs 14
of entrepreneurs with a disability; 15
(2) a description of the resources and support 16
that the Administrator provides to entrepreneurs 17
with a disability; 18
(3) a description of outreach to entrepreneurs 19
with a disability by the Administrator, including by 20
district and regional offices of the Small Business 21
Administration, small business development centers 22
(as defined in section 3(t) of the Small Business Act 23
(15 U.S.C. 632(t))), and women’s business centers 24
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(as described under section 29(a) of such Act (15 1
U.S.C. 656(a))); 2
(4) a description of any joint efforts between of-3
fices of the Small Business Administration or the 4
Small Business Administration and other Federal 5
agencies to advance the goal of supporting the eco-6
nomic success of entrepreneurs with a disability; 7
(5) any deficiencies in the resources and sup-8
port described under paragraph (2); 9
(6) a description of the use of, and access to, 10
resources of the Administration by entrepreneurs 11
with a disability; and 12
(7) any recommendations for legislative actions 13
that are necessary to address the challenges or needs 14
of entrepreneurs with a disability that are identified 15
in the report. 16
(b) C
OMPLIANCEWITHCUTGO.—No additional 17
amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 18
this Act. 19
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119
TH
CONGRESS
1
ST
S
ESSION
H. R. 1621
[Report No. 119–31]
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration to submit to Congress a report on
the entrepreneurial challenges facing entre-
preneurs with a disability, and for other pur-
poses.
M
ARCH
24, 2025
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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