To prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from directly making loans under the 7(a) loan program, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5848.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LUETKEMEYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 159, September 29, 2023, Page H4911):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from directly making loans under the 7(a) loan program, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 29, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 5848, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 24, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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