# 116-hr-4960: Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act

116-hr-4960, Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR); status Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9160-9161) (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4960
- Congress: 116
- Title: Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act
- Status: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9160-9161)
- Introduced: 2019-10-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4960 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4960)

## Related
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- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4960 (as of 2025-11-18).