House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To increase the amount of funding available for fiscal year 2015 for certain general business loans authorized under the Small Business Act.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2015
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jul 21, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3132.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. VELAZQUEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 114, July 21, 2015, Page H5331):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power *** To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 21, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 165 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3132, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3132
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
43 cosponsors — 43 Democrats
0 of 43 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Sam Farr (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velázquez.
- H.R. 208 (114th) RISE After Disaster Act of 2015
- H.R. 5322 (114th) U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2016
- H.R. 4325 (114th) Unifying Small Business Terminology Act of 2016
- H.R. 207 (114th) Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2016
- H.R. 3830 (114th) Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015
- H.R. 3468 (114th) Scale-up Manufacturing Investment Company Act of 2015
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.