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H.R. 1915 · 115th Congress

To amend the Small Business Act to provide the Administrator of the Small Business Administration authority…

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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.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

3 cosponsors · 3 D

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 5, 2017

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: 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.

Latest action (Apr 5, 2017): Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 5, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.