Expand the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.

Margaret Wood Hassan · New Hampshire · Democratic

spending impact 0.58 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 96%

Occurrences

The plan says she would expand SBIR and STTR to help small businesses commercialize new technologies.

Hassan committed to expanding federal small-business technology and research programs.

Innovate NH 2.0: A Granite State Roadmap for Fostering Innovation, Supporting Job-Creating Businesses and Expanding Opportunity
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Evidence

The enacted law states it is to extend the SBIR and STTR programs. Its legislative history notes Senate passage on March 3, 2026, House passage on March 16-17, 2026, and presidential approval on April 13, 2026.

Congress enacted a law in April 2026 that extended SBIR/STTR and added related program changes, which is concrete progress toward the commitment but not a full proof of broader expansion or direct candidate authorship.

partial unknown A for effort

Public Law 119-83, Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
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Assessments

partial same_term

Congress enacted a 2026 law extending the SBIR and STTR programs and making related changes, which is meaningful progress toward a promise to expand them. But the evidence provided shows an extension more clearly than a broader expansion, and it does not show that Senator Hassan personally wrote, sponsored, or materially drove the enacted outcome. Under federal candidate-credit standards, that supports partial rather than full delivery. Because the law passed while she was still serving in office, the timing is same_term.

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