HR1651-118

Reported

To amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements for 7(a) agents, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 17, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements for 7(a) agents, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Environment, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H57930EA20651416381CAA01CD7F27C85: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act.
  • Section HC5D69962BC4647828E830759230AFD3F: 2. Requirements for 7(a) agents Section 47(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657t(b)) is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; in...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements for 7(a) agents, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Environment, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements for 7(a) agents, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Environment Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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federal implementing agencies:
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 5, 2023

Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the …

Mar 17, 2023

Mr. Phillips (for himself and Mr. Meuser) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Environment Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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