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To amend the Small Business Act to increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made under the Microloan Program.

Introduced: January 4, 2005 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Small Business Act to increase from $35,000 to $50,000 the maximum individual loan amount under the Microloan Program (a program of start-up assistance for women, low-income, veteran, and minority entrepreneurs and business owners and businesses located in economically distressed areas).
What's happening now January 4, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 194: To amend the Small Business Act to increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made under the Microloan Program.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-194/
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"H.R. 194: To amend the Small Business Act to increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made under the Microloan Program.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-194/.
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H.R. 194, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-194/.
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[H.R. 194: To amend the Small Business Act to increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made under the Microloan Program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-194/)
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