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HR 1915 115th Congress House Commerce Congressional oversight Government lending and loan guarantees Small business

To amend the Small Business Act to provide the Administrator of the Small Business Administration authority to increase amount for general business loans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 5, 2017 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Small Business Act to provide that if the amount of Small Business Administration (SBA) commitments for authorized general business loans for a fiscal year exceeds the limit on the total amount of commitments the SBA may make for such loans under such Act, the SBA may make such commitments for such loans for such fiscal year in a total amount equal to up to 120% of that limit.

The SBA may not exercise this authority without prior approval of specified congressional committees.

What's happening now April 5, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2283 Related bill Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018
  • HR 4743 Related bill Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 8, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1915: To amend the Small Business Act to provide the Administrator of the Small Business Administration authority to increase amount for general business loans, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1915/
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"H.R. 1915: To amend the Small Business Act to provide the Administrator of the Small Business Administration authority to increase amount for general business loans, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1915/.
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H.R. 1915, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1915/.
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