# 118-hr-9486: Innovation and Empowerment for Startups Act

118-hr-9486, Innovation and Empowerment for Startups Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-9486
- Congress: 118
- Title: Innovation and Empowerment for Startups Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2024-09-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Innovation and Empowerment for Startups Act

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2024-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 118-hr-5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
- 118-hr-2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
- 118-hr-6492: EXPLORE Act
- 118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act
- 118-hr-5863: Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023
- 118-hr-2365: Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act

## Sources
- [118-hr-9486 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9486)

## Related
- [118-hr-5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Ac…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-5009)
- [118-hr-2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-2882)
- [118-hr-6492: EXPLORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-6492)
- [118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4583)
- [118-hr-5863: Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-5863)
- [118-hr-2365: Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parki…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-2365)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9486 (as of 2026-10-15).