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HR 5599 113th Congress House Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Government lending and loan guarantees Small Business Administration Small business

Small Business Loan Simplification Act of 2014

Introduced: November 18, 2014 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Loan Simplification Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) amend regulations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to authorize the SBA and participants in specified lending programs to use electronic signatures and records for the programs, and (2) accept such electronic signatures and records associated with SBA management and closing processes.

What's happening now September 18, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 2
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Nov 18, 2014
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Nov 12, 2014
CHABOT, STEVE
· Sep 18, 2014
Collins, Chris
· Sep 18, 2014
King, Steve
· Sep 18, 2014
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Sep 18, 2014
Rice, Tom
· Sep 18, 2014
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Sep 18, 2014
Tipton, Scott
· Sep 18, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5599: Small Business Loan Simplification Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5599/
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