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HR 1491 118th Congress House Commerce

Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act

Introduced: June 11, 2024 Introduced by: Crow, Jason Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 9, 2023
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Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act

This bill increases from $5.5 million to $10 million the maximum amount of certain Small Business Administration loans for plant acquisition, construction, conversion, and expansion. Projects eligible for these increased loan amounts must (1) reduce the borrower's energy consumption by at least 10%; or (2) generate renewable energy or renewable fuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol production.

What's happening now March 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 37 Republican 6
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Mullin, Kevin
California · Dec 11, 2024
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Dec 6, 2024
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 21, 2024
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Nov 15, 2024
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Nov 5, 2024
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
Virginia · Oct 29, 2024
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 18, 2024
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Oct 18, 2024
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Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Oct 18, 2024
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Oct 15, 2024
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Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 4, 2024
Peltola, Mary
· Sep 19, 2024
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Sep 11, 2024
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Aug 16, 2024
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 2, 2024
Wild, Susan
· Jun 11, 2024
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Landsman, Greg
Ohio · Apr 23, 2024
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Apr 23, 2024
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 5, 2024
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Mar 5, 2024
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Valadao, David G.
California · Mar 5, 2024
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 7, 2024
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2024
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 5, 2024
Nickel, Wiley
· Feb 5, 2024
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jan 30, 2024
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 22, 2024
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jan 12, 2024
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Jan 10, 2024
Molinaro, Marcus
· Dec 19, 2023
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Sykes, Emilia Strong
Ohio · Dec 14, 2023
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Nov 30, 2023
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Kim, Young
California · Nov 30, 2023
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 28, 2023
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Nov 21, 2023
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Levin, Mike
California · Nov 21, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 14, 2023
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 19, 2023
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Oct 19, 2023
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Oct 11, 2023
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Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Oct 11, 2023
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Oct 2, 2023
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 26, 2023
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 26, 2023
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Sep 14, 2023
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jul 17, 2023
Ruppersberger, C.
· Jul 13, 2023
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1491: Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1491/
MLA
"H.R. 1491: Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1491/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1491, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1491/.
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[H.R. 1491: Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1491/)
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