H.R. 3496: Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-05-19 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act

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Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act This bill expands eligibility for the Small Business Administration microloan program to include entities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The microloan program provides loans up to $50,000 for small businesses and certain nonprofit childcare centers.

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Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act

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Sponsor: Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] · 3 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr3496.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr3496 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills