HR 3496
119th Congress
House
Commerce
Administrative remedies
Government lending and loan guarantees
Northern Mariana Islands
Small Business Administration
Small business
Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act
Everywhere this bill has been
13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 26, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jan 20, 2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H929)
Jan 20, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H929)
Jan 20, 2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3496.
Jan 20, 2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H929-930)
Jan 20, 2026
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 20, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 12, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-402.
Dec 12, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 350.
Nov 18, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 18, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0.
May 19, 2025
Introduced in House
May 19, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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Plain-English summary
Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act
This bill expands eligibility for the Small Business Administration microloan program to include entities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The microloan program provides loans up to $50,000 for small businesses and certain nonprofit childcare centers.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Hearings & markups
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Bill text
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3496: Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3496/
"H.R. 3496: Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3496/.
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