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House Small Business panel approves one-year extension for SBIR, STTR programs
Summary
The House Committee on Small Business favorably reported H.R. 5100, a one-year clean extension of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, by a recorded vote of 27-0. The committee also made two subcommittee appointments by unanimous consent and authorized technical changes to the bill.
The House Committee on Small Business voted to report H.R. 5100, a one-year extension of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, by a recorded vote of 27-0.
The chair opened the markup by saying the committees would consider a bipartisan bill to avoid a lapse in programs that provide early-stage federal research funding to small businesses. "Today, we will mark up a bipartisan, bill that is critical to protecting American innovation," the chair said, adding that SBIR and STTR "are set to expire on September 30 unless Congress takes action to…
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