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Committee reports S.298, 'Returning SBA to Main Street Act,' included in manager's package to move SBA employees outside DC

2247241 · February 5, 2025
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Summary

S.298, the Returning SBA to Main Street Act, which would relocate and redistribute portions of SBA's workforce outside the Washington, D.C., metro area and reduce telework, was reported to the full Senate as part of a manager's package (S.68 and S.298 as amended).

The Senate Small Business Committee included S.298, the Returning SBA to Main Street Act, in its manager's package and voted to favorably report the bill to the full Senate as "S.298 as amended." Committee sponsors said the bill would move and reallocate SBA staff outside the D.C. metro area to improve in-person assistance to rural communities.

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