Formal position, not binding
Support the SPARK Act to expand minority entrepreneurship
Last activity March 12, 2026 (6 months ago)
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Introduced
March 9, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council passed a resolution in support of the SPARK Act on March 11, 2026. The resolution notes that the act would create regional hubs to connect minority entrepreneurs with capital, mentorship, and business-development resources, and it asks Congress to pass the legislation to foster equitable economic growth.
Affects minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs from minority communities
Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Liz Breadon, Julia Mejia, Brian Worrell, and Miniard Culpepper
Now with the City Council
About Labor & Workforce
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Official title
Resolution in support of the SPARK Act to expand opportunities for minority entrepreneurship.
Timeline
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March 11, 2026
The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
City Council
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Worrell and Mejia as original co-sponsors. On motion of Councilors Culpepper, Worrell, and Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).