Federal
American Legislation
119th Congress1st Session
Disapprove SBA citizenship rule
Rescinds Small Business Administration rule on citizenship, residency, and ownership for 7(a) and 504 loans.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention
Requires SBA loan staff to certify no conflicts before working on loans; agency must issue implementing regulations within 180 days.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act
Requires SBA to follow GAO IT recommendations and submit a plan to improve IT project risk management, schedules, and cost estimates.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act
Creates an SBA Office to support Native American and Native Hawaiian small businesses with training, contracting, and funding for seven years.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Upward Mobility Act
Creates a five-year pilot letting up to 5 states consolidate certain antipoverty funds and test new benefit structures to promote work and reduce benefit cliffs.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery
Adds 'smoke' to the Small Business Act definition of disaster.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Microbusiness Support Act
SBA direct loan program: loans up to $100,000 for qualifying microbusinesses, eligibility rules, fees, and third-party partnerships
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Boosting Housing Supply through Small Businesses
Requires SBA and HUD to coordinate loans, help, and programs for housing small businesses and publish an interagency plan.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility
Limits agency end-of-year discretionary spending and requires public reports, except for national security and disaster relief.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
21st Century Entrepreneurship Act
Encourages SCORE volunteers to teach entrepreneurship in after-school community learning centers for underrepresented students, with curriculum, partnerships, reports, and funding.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Post-Disaster Reforestation Act
Requires Interior to identify and support reforestation on federal and Indian lands after unplanned disturbances, with grants, contracts, outreach, and annual reports.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SPARK Act
Creates SBA programs to fund local incubators, accelerators, and provide grants and low-interest loans to underserved startups.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Small Business ICE Disruption Fund
Creates a $200 million fund for grants to small businesses that lost revenue after federal immigration enforcement actions.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act
Requires SBDCs to help small businesses create apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, work-based learning, and job training programs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
EFFECTIVE Food Procurement
Directs USDA to buy more food from small, diverse, and climate-friendly producers; report annually; run a procurement pilot; give grants and technical help.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
MAPWaters Act of 2025
Standardizes and publishes GIS data on federal waterway access, navigation, and fishing restrictions with deadlines and reporting requirements.
Became Public Law No: 119-62.
Colorado River Conservation Extension
Extends and updates authorization dates for the Colorado River System conservation pilot program.
Held at the desk.
Community Reclamation Partnerships Act
Allows state partnerships with community groups to reclaim abandoned coal mine lands and address mine drainage; requires approval, public notice, and state financial responsibility.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apex Land Transfer Amendments
Adds North Las Vegas and Apex Industrial Park Owners Association to Apex land transfers; updates mineral sale and environmental rules.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands
Makes Congress, not the President, the only authority to establish or extend national monuments under section 320301.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
CONTAINER Act
Allows border states to place temporary movable structures on adjacent federal lands with notice to federal agencies.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy for America's Economic Future
Directs 25% of certain oil, gas, and AI infrastructure revenues into a fund to pay down the federal debt.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Offshore Energy Security Act
Requires Interior to hold 20 Gulf lease sales over 10 years, changes NEPA litigation handling, and extends parts of the Eastern Gulf moratorium to 2035.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Overturn Offshore Energy Ban Act
Rescinds two Presidential memoranda withdrawing parts of the outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.