Small Business Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Microloan Improvement Act of 2020 This bill revises the microloan program through which the Small Business Administration (SBA) provides, through designated intermediaries, certain financial assistance to small businesses. Specifically, the bill raises the limit on the aggregate amount for loans the SBA makes to an intermediary participating in the microloan program. Further, the bill (1) authorizes an intermediary to offer a line of credit to a small business, (2) increases the average amount for loans from an intermediary to participating small businesses that makes the intermediary eligible for a reduced interest rate on SBA loans, and (3) makes certain intermediaries eligible to receive a 5% technical assistance grant. The bill also places limits on the repayment term for a microloan, and it prohibits the SBA from imposing any additional limitation on the term for repayment of a microloan. The SBA must reserve 15% of new loan funds that are made available for disbursement as microloans to designated underutilized states and make the remaining 85% available for any state.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4344-4345)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6079.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4344)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4344-4345)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6079.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4344)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Commerce
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Microloan Improvement Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6079| House
| Updated: 9/15/2020
Microloan Improvement Act of 2020 This bill revises the microloan program through which the Small Business Administration (SBA) provides, through designated intermediaries, certain financial assistance to small businesses. Specifically, the bill raises the limit on the aggregate amount for loans the SBA makes to an intermediary participating in the microloan program. Further, the bill (1) authorizes an intermediary to offer a line of credit to a small business, (2) increases the average amount for loans from an intermediary to participating small businesses that makes the intermediary eligible for a reduced interest rate on SBA loans, and (3) makes certain intermediaries eligible to receive a 5% technical assistance grant. The bill also places limits on the repayment term for a microloan, and it prohibits the SBA from imposing any additional limitation on the term for repayment of a microloan. The SBA must reserve 15% of new loan funds that are made available for disbursement as microloans to designated underutilized states and make the remaining 85% available for any state.
Small Business Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Commerce
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCredit and credit marketsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInterest, dividends, interest ratesSmall businessSmall Business Administration