Bill · H.R. 2728· House(119-HR-2728)
GREATER Act
- Introduced
- 4/8/2025
- Last activity
- 4/8/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Sponsored by
- Julia Letlow
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the Growing Regional Entrepreneurship and Access To Economic Resilience Act'' or the GREATER Act,'' requires specific federal agencies to work together. The Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the head of the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the head of the Delta Regional Authority must enter into an agreement. This agreement is intended to carry out activities to expand rural entrepreneurship. The focus is on supporting small business concerns within the Appalachian and Delta regions. Additionally, the officials must submit a joint report to Congress regarding their activities within two years of enactment.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would business owners be better off under this?+7
The bill is designed to directly support small business owners through regional agency coordination.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+7
The act specifically mandates coordination between agencies to support small business concerns in the Appalachian and Delta regions.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+6
The bill specifically targets rural entrepreneurship in the Appalachian and Delta regions.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expansion of Rural Entrepreneurship: The bill requires agencies to carry out activities to expand entrepreneurship within the Appalachian and Delta regions (Section 2(a)).
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Support for Small Businesses: The agreement aims to support "covered small business concerns," which are small businesses located in the Appalachian or Delta regions (Section 2(a), Section 2(f)(1)).
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Agency Collaboration: The bill allows covered officials to collaborate with other Federal agencies and enter into reimbursable agreements with other entities to maximize the effectiveness of their activities (Section 2(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+7Good For Rural Residents+6Good For Low Income Households+3Good For Middle Class Households+2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+7Improves Economic Growth+4Increases Job Creation+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 6/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/8/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, 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.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Christopher DeluzioDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Cleo FieldsDemocrat · Louisiana
April McClain DelaneyDemocrat · Maryland
Glenn ThompsonRepublican · Pennsylvania