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S 3552 115th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulation Housing finance and home ownership Small business

7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act

Introduced: October 5, 2018 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Dec 19, 2018
By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-437.
Oct 11, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632.
Oct 11, 2018
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment. Without written report.
Oct 11, 2018
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 5, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Oct 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act

This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the loan amount above which a real estate appraisal is required for a commercial real property securing a small business loan. Specifically, the bill ties the amount to the federal banking regulator appraisal threshold. (Currently, an appraisal is required for a loan of more than $250,000.)

What's happening now December 19, 2018

By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-437.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6347 Related bill 7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act
  • HR 6348 Related bill Small Business ACE Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3552: 7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3552/
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"S. 3552: 7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3552/.
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S. 3552, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3552/.
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