119-hr3496

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Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act

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Introduced:
May 19, 2025
Policy Area:
Commerce

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3
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1
Cosponsors
0
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1
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1
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May 19, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
May 19, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
May 19, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
May 19, 2025

Subjects (1)

Commerce (Policy Area)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

May 19, 2025

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Length: 1,666 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: May 19, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:29 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3496 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3496

To amend the Small Business Act for microloan eligibility for the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 19, 2025

Ms. King-Hinds introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Small Business

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Small Business Act for microloan eligibility for the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 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.

This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Mariana Islands Small
Business Access Act''.
SEC. 2.
IN THE MICROLOAN PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--
Section 7 (m) (7) (B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.
(m) (7)
(B) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 636
(m) (7)
(B) ) is amended by inserting ``, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands'' after ``Guam'' each place it appears.

(b) Technical Amendment.--
Section 7 (m) (11) (C) (ii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.
(m) (11)
(C)
(ii) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636
(m) (11)
(C)
(ii) ) is amended by striking
``rural'' and all that follows through the end of the clause and
inserting ``rural; and''.
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