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Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2005

Introduced: April 27, 2005 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Apr 27, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) reduce guarantee fees for small business borrowers and lenders; (2) permit guaranteed and non-guaranteed loan combination financing; and (3) increase maximum guaranteed and gross loan amounts.

What's happening now April 27, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
Marshall, Jim
· Nov 1, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 1, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 1, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Apr 27, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1868: Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1868/
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"H.R. 1868: Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1868/.
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H.R. 1868, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1868/.
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