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H.R. 7628: IMPROVE the SBA Act

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H.R. 7628: IMPROVE the SBA Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-04-28 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-04-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

IMPROVE the SBA Act

Plain summary

Improve Management, Programs, Resources, and Oversight for Vital Entrepreneurs the SBA Act or the IMPROVE the SBA Act This bill makes various changes to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) programs and operations, including prohibiting the SBA from making direct loans under the 7(a) Program and requiring annual appearances before Congress to provide information about the effectiveness of specified SBA programs. The bill also prohibits the SBA from providing assistance under its programs to certain organizations, including (1) entities primarily engaged in lobbying, (2) entities established to conduct public policy research or advocacy, and (3) the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. or its affiliates.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

IMPROVE the SBA Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] · 12 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Roger Williams (R-TX), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Young Kim (R-CA), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Mike Flood (R-NE)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7628 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117