Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 4, 2017
Latest Action
February 28, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth H. EstyDemocratic(CT)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
82pct
55d open
vs 7,393 other HR bills in the 115th — cohort avg 50d
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.
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Filing registrants (6)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Education
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1163)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1163)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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H.R. 255 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act H.R. Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researcher and Explorers ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure Higher Education Act
Client expense: $208,444 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2018 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 255 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act H.R. Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researcher and Explorers ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure Higher Education Act
Client expense: $634,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2018 · third_quarter · Education
H.R. 255 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act H.R. Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researcher and Explorers ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure Higher Education Act
Client expense: $487,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2018 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 255 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act H.R. Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researcher and Explorers ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure Higher Education Act
Client expense: $63,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2018 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 255 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act H.R. Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researcher and Explorers ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure Higher Education Act
Client expense: $326,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R. 255 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act H.R. Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researcher and Explorers ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure Higher Education Act
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2017 · third_quarter · Education
H.R. 255 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act H.R. Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researcher and Explorers ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Client expense: $487,670 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2017 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
House Innovation Initiative, including H.R. 288, the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, H.R. 240, the Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act, H.R. 239, the Support for Rapid Innovation Act, H.R. 274, the Modernizing Government Travel Act, H.R. 321, the INSPIRE Women Act, and H.R. 255, the Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act.
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
House Innovation Initiative, including H.R. 288, the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, H.R. 240, the Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act, H.R. 239, the Support for Rapid Innovation Act, H.R. 274, the Modernizing Government Travel Act, H.R. 321, the INSPIRE Women Act, and H.R. 255, the Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act, Workforce Skills Training, STEM Investment.
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 255 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act H.R. Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researcher and Explorers ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Client expense: $574,829 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2017 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 558, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins/CTE). H.R.255, Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act H.R.321, Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act H.R. XX, Science Laureate Act of 2017 H.R. XX, the Counseling and Advising STEM Act (CASA)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Small Business
Support for H.R. 255 and S. 83, the Promoting Women In Entrepreneurship Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2017 · first_quarter · Education
s. 393 - LEAP Act SUPPORT h.r. 338 - To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce SUPPORT H.R. 340: Next Generation American Manufacturing Act of 2017 SUPPORT H.R. 321 - INSPIRE Women Act SUPPORT H.R. 255: Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act SUPPORT
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Small Business
Access to Capital Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act (HALOS Act), H.R. 79: Supported House passage SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 5: Supported House passage Supporting Americas Innovators Act, H.R. 1219: Support the legislation Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding, and policies that lighten the regulatory burden on community banks and the financial system in general to improve capital formation and capital access for startups and entrepreneurs. This includes major changes to Doff-Frank, reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and SEC regulatory reforms to reduce red tape and costs for small firms. Tax Relief and Reform Continue to support fundamental reform of the U.S. tax code to make it fair, less complex and more competitive for small businesses and startups. SBE Council focuses on lower rates, elimination of death and AMT taxes, lower individual and corporate rates, lower capital gains taxes and full expensing. Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, H.R. 1393: Supported House passage Regulatory Reform, Relief and Transparency Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provides a voice and meaningful input for small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Midnight Rules Relief Act, H.R. 21: Supported House passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act), H.R. 26: Supported House passage. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, H.R. 33: Support the legislation Regulatory Integrity Act, H.R. 1004: Support the legislation Federal Communications Process Reform Act, H.R. 290: Supported House passage Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (SCRUB ACT), H.R. 988: Support the legislations CRA to Disapprove of the FCC Duplicative Privacy Rule, S.J. 34: Supported Senate and House passage Honest and Open EPA New Science Treatment Act, H.R. 1430: Supported House passage Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 5: Supported House passage Health Care Reform Continue to support legislative efforts to reform and repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) including repeal of the tax increases and new taxes imposed by the law, mandates such as the individual and employer mandates, and other regulations that are driving up costs and eliminating choice in the marketplace. Support a national marketplace for health insurance, broad efforts to improve and strengthen HSAs so that small businesses and their employees have flexible, affordable choices in insurance coverage, expanding health reimbursement accounts, tax credits for health coverage and other reforms that allow for innovation and new market entrants into the health insurance marketplace. Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act, H.R. 372: Supported House passage Small Business Health Fairness Act, H.R. 1101: Supported House passage American Health Care Act, H.R. 277: Supported the legislation Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 1304: Supported House passage Good Government and Reform Taxpayers Right to Know Act, H.R. 71: Supported House passage Intellectual Property: Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP. Fair and Open Competition Act, S. 622/H.R. 1552: Support the legislation Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act, H.R. 255: Supported House and Senate passage Access to Broadband Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, H.R. 288: Supported House passage Legal Reform Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act, H.R. 372: Support the legislation Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act, H.R. 985: Supported House passage Workforce Issues Encouraging Employee Ownership Act, H.R. 1343: Supported House passage Confirmation of Federal Department and Agency Heads HHS Secretary Nominee Tom Price. M.D.: Supported Senate confirmation SBA Administrator Nominee Linda McMahon: Supported Senate confirmation U.S. Labor Secretary Nominee Andrew Puzder: Supported nomination prior to Mr. Puzder withdrawing from consideration
2017 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 255 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act H.R. Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researcher and Explorers ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Client expense: $497,153 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2017 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
House Innovation Initiative, including H.R. 288, the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, H.R. 240, the Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act, H.R. 239, the Support for Rapid Innovation Act, H.R. 274, the Modernizing Government Travel Act, H.R. 321, the INSPIRE Women Act, and H.R. 255, the Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act.
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Small Business
Support for H.R. 255 and S. 83, the Promoting Women In Entrepreneurship Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2017 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 321 Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act H.R. 255 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H273)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H273)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 255.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H273-275)
Mrs. Comstock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred to |
| January 4, 2017 |
| January 10, 2017 |
| Introduced in House | January 4, 2017 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
| Republican |
| VA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Beto O’Rourke | Democratic | TX |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Bill Foster | Democratic | IL |
| Daniel Lipinski | Democratic | IL |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| David Scott | Democratic | GA |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Donald Norcross | Democratic | NJ |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Edward R. Royce | Republican | CA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Frederica S. Wilson | Democratic | FL |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | AZ |
| Lamar Smith | Republican | TX |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Nita M. Lowey | Democratic | NY |
| Paul Tonko | Democratic | NY |
| Robin L. Kelly | Democratic | IL |
| Ryan A. Costello | Republican | PA |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Stephanie N. Murphy | Democratic | FL |
| Stephen Knight | Republican | CA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Susan W. Brooks | Republican | IN |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Timothy J. Walz | Democratic | MN |
| William R. Keating | Democratic | MA |
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of