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Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act
To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum loan amount for certain loans, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill increases the maximum loan amounts available to small businesses through two Small Business Administration lending programs. For Section 7(a) loans, the maximum loan amount is doubled from $3,750,000 to $7,500,000, with the gross loan amount cap increasing from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. For Development Company loans under the Small Business Investment Act, the maximum loan amounts are doubled from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 across the applicable provisions. These increases allow small businesses to access larger loan amounts from the SBA loan programs.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
24 cosponsors
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT)
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX)
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3] (R-GA)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA)
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
Actions (2)
- Jun 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. · house
- Jun 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2025
Mr. Alford (for himself and Mr. Wied) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum loan amount for certain loans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act” or the “STRONG Act”.
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT FOR A 7(A) LOAN.
Section 7(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking “$3,750,000 (or if the gross loan amount would exceed $5,000,000)” and inserting “$7,500,000 (or if the gross loan amount would exceed $10,000,000)”.
SEC. 3. MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT FOR A DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LOAN.
Section 502(2)(A) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking “$5,000,000” each place it appears and inserting “$10,000,000”; and
(2) by striking “$5,500,000” each place it appears and inserting “$10,000,000”. <all>
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