HR5427-118

Reported

To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Nov 29, 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 prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Labor, Foreign Policy.

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 H159B4702DAAE444597FEDAB6B7600350: 1. Assistance prohibited after fraud conviction Section 16 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645) is amended by adding at the end the following new...

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 prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Labor, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Labor Foreign Policy

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
Nov 29, 2023

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small …

Sep 26, 2023

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

Sep 13, 2023

Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself, Mr. Mfume, and Mr. …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Small Business
2 mentions across 1 clause
+1 positive -1 negative

Legitimate small businesses seeking SBA assistance, Small businesses with convicted associates (officers, directors, 20%+ owners)

Positive-direction: Legitimate small businesses seeking SBA assistance

Negative-direction: Small businesses with convicted associates (officers, directors, 20%+ owners)

Fraud Offenders
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Individuals convicted of COVID-19 relief fraud

Taxpayers
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Taxpayers

1/1
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Labor Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

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