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US HB5212
Bill
Status
9/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Hillary Scholten
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AI Summary
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Federal agencies may provide grants or awards to small businesses that have received Phase II SBIR or STTR awards to fund fellowship and internship opportunities at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels in fields important to those agencies
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Agencies making fellowship awards must conduct enhanced outreach to increase participation of women, socially disadvantaged individuals, and economically disadvantaged individuals
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Agencies may partner with or provide grants to qualified nonprofit third-party organizations with demonstrated expertise to support and facilitate the enhanced outreach efforts
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Funding for the fellowship program is limited to either funds authorized under subsection (mm) for agencies using that authority, or no more than 3% of required SBIR/STTR expenditures for other agencies
Legislative Description
SBIR/STTR Innovation Workforce Act
Commerce
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
9/8/2025