HR1606-118

Passed House

To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Boots to Business Program, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 14, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

Codifies the Boots to Business Program through September 30, 2028 to provide entrepreneurship training to service members, veterans, and their spouses/dependents transitioning to civilian life.

Who Benefits and How

Transitioning service members gain entrepreneurship skills. Veterans interested in starting businesses receive training. Military spouses and dependents can access program.

Who Bears the Burden and How

SBA must administer the program through 2028. Federal taxpayers fund the training program.

Key Provisions

  • Codifies existing Boots to Business Program
  • Available to active duty, Guard, Reserve, and veterans
  • Includes spouses and dependents
  • Provides tools, skills, and knowledge for business ownership
  • Connects participants with local small business resources

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Codifies Boots to Business entrepreneurship training program for veterans

Who Benefits

  • Transitioning service members
  • Veterans
  • Military families

Who Bears Costs

  • SBA
  • Federal taxpayers

Key Policy Areas

Veterans, Small Business, Entrepreneurship

Primary Purpose

Codifies Boots to Business entrepreneurship training program for veterans

Policy Domains

Veterans Small Business Entrepreneurship

Legislative Strategy

"Formalize veteran entrepreneur support through SBA program"

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 21, 2023

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small …

Jun 5, 2023

Additional sponsors: Mr. Kildee, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Mann, …

Jun 5, 2023

Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the …

Mar 14, 2023

Mr. Schneider (for himself, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. McGarvey, …

Mar 14, 2023 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

General Public
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive

Veterans and military members

Government
3 mentions across 3 clauses
-3 negative

Small Business Administration

Business Support Services
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive

Small business development centers

Small Business
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive

Veteran-owned small businesses

2/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Veterans Small Business Entrepreneurship
Actor Mappings
"administrator"
→ SBA Administrator

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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