United States Bills
Stop Secret Spending Act
Requires other transaction agreements be reported to USAspending.gov and strengthens reporting, data standards, and oversight.
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Held at the desk.
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Investing in All of America Act
Changes SBIC leverage rules and allows exclusions for rural, low-income, critical technology, and small manufacturer investments.
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Became Public Law No: 119-92.
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Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act
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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
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Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act
Raises SBA loan limits for small manufacturers in NAICS 31-33 and sets working capital and export loan caps.
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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
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Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act
Requires SBA to keep its small-business regulatory budget at zero and requires annual reports on rules affecting small businesses.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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LIONs Act: Raises SBA Loan Limits
Raises maximum sizes for two SBA loan programs to allow larger small-business loans.
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Referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Rural Small Business Resilience Act
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
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INNOVATE Act Changes to SBIR/STTR
Updates SBIR and STTR programs: funding, eligibility, security, and commercialization rules.
Status
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
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Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities
Requires SBA to move regional, district, and local offices out of places defined as sanctuary jurisdictions.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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American Entrepreneurs First Act
Requires citizenship documents for certain SBA loan applicants and bars specified immigration categories from eligibility.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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CEASE Act of 2025
Limits non‑nonprofit small business lending companies authorized to make section 7 loans to 16 at any time.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Report
Requires the SBA to report to Congress on challenges and support for entrepreneurs with disabilities within 180 days.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act
Requires SBA and National Council on Disability to sign agreements to boost hiring, entrepreneurship, and accessibility for people with disabilities.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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WOSB Accountability Act
Changes certification rules for women-owned small businesses and how they count toward federal contracting goals; requires SBA rulemaking and briefings.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Small Business Liberation Act
Exempts imported goods used by small businesses from duties tied to the April 2, 2025 national emergency Executive Order.
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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
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Research Advancing to Market Production Act
Changes SBIR/STTR rules to boost commercialization, add commercialization reviewers, allow flexible awards, create agency commercialization officials, fund assistance, and require reporting.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Supporting NEW BUSINESSES Act
Creates annual awards for state and local governments that make it easier to start new small businesses.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2025
Extends and updates SBIR/STTR programs, raises set-aside targets, adds fellowships, outreach, commercialization steps, pilot extensions, and new reporting and security safeguards.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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New Start Act of 2025
Competitive grants for entrepreneurship training for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Winter Recreation Recovery Act
Adds 'snow drought' to SBA disaster definition and directs SBA and GAO to plan support for snow-dependent small businesses.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Coordinated Support for Rural Small Businesses Act
Strengthens the SBA Office of Rural Affairs to coordinate outreach and interagency work with USDA for rural small businesses.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
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Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Eliminate Local Construction Subcontract Rule
Removes a requirement that construction subcontractors be located in the county or State where the main contract is performed.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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