H.R. 2966House bill · 119th CongressIn the SenateCommerce

American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025

Sponsored byBeth Van DuyneR-TX-24Introduced Apr 17, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Jun 9, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Apr 17, 2025

American Entrepreneurs First Act

This bill revises the application requirements for the Small Business Administration's 7(a) loan and 504 loan programs.

Specifically, the bill requires applications for such loans to include (1) the applicant's date of birth; and (2) a certification that the applicant or all beneficial owners are citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

The bill specifies that certain individuals are ineligible for such loans, including (1) asylees, (2) refugees, (3) individuals issued a visa to remain in the United States, (4) individuals legally classified as nonimmigrants, (5) individuals to whom deferred action has been granted pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and (6) individuals without lawful status under the immigration laws of the United States.

Face Value

as passed the House
100Narrow

How much of this bill its name accounts for.

  • Every bill starts at100
  • Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.

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What Congress did

1 recorded
  • decisive vote

    House · Jun 6, 2025

    Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.

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    Passed

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