{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-unanimously-passes-rep-kelly-morrisons-native-american", "U.S. House Unanimously Passes Rep. Kelly Morrison\u2019s Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act", "2026-06-24", "2026", "2026-06", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Congresswoman Kelly Morrison\u2019s (D-MN-03) bipartisan Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act. This bill will support Native Americans in establishing and expanding small businesses across the country.\n\nNative American-owned businesses contribute more than $90 billion dollars to the U.S. economy every year and employ 300,000 people across the country \u2014 but Native American communities are still often underserved and not given the same opportunities to start and grow small businesses.\n\nRep. Morrison\u2019s Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act would codify the Office of Native American Affairs at the Small Business Administration (SBA) into federal law, protecting the office and making it a permanent part of the SBA. This would ensure that the Office of Native American Affairs continues to receive critical funding, increases SBA\u2019s ability to offer tailored support to Native American entrepreneurs, and ensures that Congress can practice proper oversight of the office\u2019s activities and effectiveness. The bill also establishes an Assistant Administrator position for the Office of Native American Affairs reporting directly to the SBA Administrator.\n\nIn Minnesota, Native Americans and people of color own more businesses than ever before, and this bill will ensure that Native American small business owners have a seat at the table, equal opportunity, and resources and support for years to come.\n\n\u201cSmall businesses drive Minnesota\u2019s economy \u2013 and we need to make sure Native American entrepreneurs have a level playing field to start and grow a small business. This bill will help create jobs, strengthen our economy, and help all of Minnesota thrive,\u201d said Congresswoman Kelly Morrison \u201cI am so proud to see that the bipartisan Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act passed the House and I look forward to seeing it signed into law so that we can invest in and support our Native communities.\u201d\n\nThere are more than half a million small businesses in Minnesota, which represent 99.5% of all businesses in the state. Representative Morrison is a member of the U.S. House Small Business Committee and is dedicated to ensuring small businesses across the country have the resources they need to develop successful, flourishing businesses.\n\nThe bipartisan Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act was introduced by Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and is co-led by Reps. Kelly Morrison (D-MN-03), Jake Ellzey (R-TX-06), and Elijah Crane (R-AZ-02).\n\nRead the full text of the bill HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:11:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-unanimously-passes-rep-kelly-morrisons-native-american"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.449037343263626, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}