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H.R. 3020: Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act

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H.R. 3020: Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-07-12 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-07-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 848 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3020 (2007-09-04), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 4, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act - Title I: Microloan - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act with regard to the Microloan program (a program administered by the Small Business Administration [SBA] to provide small-scale loans to startup, newly established, or growing small businesses for working capital or the acquisition of materials, supplies, or equipment) to require the SBA Administrator to establish a process under which a lender provides to the major credit reporting agencies information about the borrower that is relevant to credit reporting (such as loan payment activity). (Sec. 102) Removes the requirement that Microloan loans be short-term only. (Sec. 103) Requires Microloan loan intermediaries to have one full-time employee who has at least three years experience making microloans. (Sec. 104) Increases from $7,500 to $10,000 the limit for loans made to intermediaries that will receive a reduced interest rate. (Sec. 105) Increases from 25% to 35% of grant funds received by Microloan intermediaries the amount that may be used to provide information and technical assistance to small businesses that are prospective borrowers. (Sec. 106) Includes disabled entrepreneurs and small business owners under the Microloan program. Title II: PRIME - Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act or PRIME Act - (Sec. 202) Directs the Administrator to establish a technical assistance and capacity building grant program to provide assistance to microenterprises (small businesses with fewer than five employees and generally lacking access to conventional loans, equity, or other banking services) through grants to qualified microenterprise development organizations. Requires the Administrator to ensure that at least 50% of the grants made are used to benefit very low-income persons, including those residing on Indian reservations. Provides a 50% matching funds requirement, with an exception for applicants with severe constraints on available sources of matching funds. Outlines recordkeeping requirements for organizations receiving grants. Requires such organizations to report annually to the Administrator on its activities, financial condition, and success in meeting performance goals. (Sec. 203) Repeals provisions of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 which established a Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME).

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Official text

Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3020, Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act (2007-07-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3020, Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act (2007-07-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr3020 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110