# 114-hr-4742: Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act

114-hr-4742, Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT); status Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4742
- Congress: 114
- Title: Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act
- Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.
- Introduced: 2016-03-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act This bill amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4742 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4742)

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- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4742 (as of 2025-11-18).