S. 901 119th Congress Senate

LIONs Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum loan amount for certain loans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2025 Introduced by: Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

Commerce

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 30, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Jul 30, 2025

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 6, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now July 30, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 3 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 16

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS, INC.
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INC · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERS · Connecticut · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING
for ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERS · Connecticut · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.
for SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC. · Georgia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.
for SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC. · Georgia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
16 filings
SENATE
16 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
5 filings
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
4 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
2 filings

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Cosponsors 2