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US SB4133

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/18/2026

Primary Sponsor

Catherine Cortez Masto

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires the SBA Administrator to develop an entrepreneurship and inventorship curriculum for SCORE program volunteers to teach disadvantaged youth, including female students, minority students, English learners, children with disabilities, rural students, and low-income students through community learning centers

  • Directs the SBA to establish partnerships between the SCORE program and community learning centers, with curriculum development involving education specialists, entrepreneurship groups, business groups, and organizations serving underrepresented children

  • Encourages SCORE volunteers to collaborate with small business development centers, women's business centers, Minority Business Development Agency centers, and the SBA's Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

  • Mandates biennial reports to Congress beginning 1 year after enactment, documenting partnerships formed, fund usage, student reach estimates, barriers encountered, and curriculum improvement plans

  • Authorizes $2,500,000 annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to implement the program, with authority to transfer funds directly to the SCORE program

Legislative Description

21st Century Entrepreneurship Act

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

3/18/2026

Committee Referrals

Small Business And Entrepreneurship3/18/2026

Full Bill Text

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