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HR 2615 106th Congress House Commerce Bank loans Building leases Economics and Public Finance Federally-guaranteed loans Fees Finance and Financial Sector Government lending Government trust funds Housing and Community Development Interest Interest rates Loan defaults Small business Subsidies

To amend the Small Business Act to make improvements to the general business loan program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 1999 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 1999
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.
Aug 2, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 2, 1999
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug 2, 1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug 2, 1999
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2615.
Aug 2, 1999
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6792-6796)
Aug 2, 1999
Mr. Talent moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Aug 2, 1999
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 167.
Aug 2, 1999
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 106-279.
Jul 29, 1999
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 29, 1999
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 27, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jul 27, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee a general business loan made by a bank or other financial institution to a small business in the amount of: (1) 75 percent of the outstanding balance of such loan, if such balance exceeds $150,000 (currently $100,000); and (2) 80 percent of the outstanding balance of less than $150,000 (also currently $100,000). Prohibits any such loan from being made to a borrower if the total amount outstanding and committed to the borrower from the business loan and SBA investment funds would exceed $1 million (currently $750,000).

Makes current provisions requiring the payment of accrued interest on defaulted guaranteed loans inapplicable to loans made on or after October 1, 1999.

Requires a borrower who prepays any loan guaranteed by the SBA to remit to the SBA a subsidy recoupment fee (calculated under this Act) if: (1) the loan is for a period of less than 15 years; (2) the prepayment is voluntary; (3) the amount of prepayment in any calendar year is more than 25 percent of the outstanding loan balance; and (4) the prepayment is made within the first three years after disbursement of the loan proceeds.

Revises loan guarantee fee amounts. Authorizes lenders participating in an SBA program to retain no more than 25 percent of such fee with respect to any loan not exceeding $150,000.

Authorizes a borrower to permanently lease to one or more tenants not more than 20 percent of any property constructed using guaranteed loan proceeds, as long as the borrower permanently occupies and uses not less than 60 percent of the total business space in the property.

What's happening now August 3, 1999

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.

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