American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2966
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2025-04-17
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Government lending and loan guarantees

Immigration status and procedures

Small Business Administration

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-09
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-04-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>American Entrepreneurs First Act</strong></p><p>This bill revises the application requirements for the Small Business Administration's 7(a) loan and 504 loan programs.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2966 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to require an applicant for certain loans of the Administration to provide certain citizenship status documentation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025 . 2. Requirements for citizenship status documentation for certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration (a) In general The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that any application for a loan submitted under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ) or title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ) includes the following information: (1) The date of birth for each individual applicant for such loan or for each individual owner of an applicant concern. (2) Certification that— (A) an individual applicant for such loan is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States, or a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (B) an applicant concern for such loan or a guarantor for such loan is 100 percent beneficially owned by individuals who are either citizens of the United States, nationals of the United States, or lawful permanent residents of the United States. (3) Certification that no direct or indirect owner of an applicant concern for such loan is an ineligible person. (4) Documentation of the alien registration number of any lawful permanent resident who is— (A) an individual applicant for such loan; or (B) an owner of an applicant concern. (b) Prohibition An applicant for a loan under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ) or title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ) is ineligible for such loan if— (1) the applicant submits the application for such loan after the date of the enactment of this Act and such application does not contain the information required under subsection (a); (2) in the case such applicant is an applicant concern, any direct or indirect owner of such applicant concern is an ineligible person; or (3) in the case such applicant is an individual applicant, such applicant is an ineligible person. (c) Ineligible person defined In this Act, the term ineligible person means— (1) an asylee; (2) a refugee; (3) an individual issued a visa to remain in the United States; (4) an alien classified as a nonimmigrant under any subparagraph of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ); (5) an alien to whom deferred action has been granted pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012; or (6) an alien present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) )).

Passed the House of Representatives June 6, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2966 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to require an applicant for certain loans of the Administration to provide certain citizenship status documentation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025 . 2. Requirements for citizenship status documentation for certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration (a) In general The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that any application for a loan submitted under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ) or title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ) includes the following information: (1) The date of birth for each individual applicant for such loan or for each individual owner of an applicant concern. (2) Certification that— (A) an individual applicant for such loan is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States, or a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (B) an applicant concern for such loan or a guarantor for such loan is 100 percent beneficially owned by individuals who are either citizens of the United States, nationals of the United States, or lawful permanent residents of the United States. (3) Certification that no direct or indirect owner of an applicant concern for such loan is an ineligible person. (4) Documentation of the alien registration number of any lawful permanent resident who is— (A) an individual applicant for such loan; or (B) an owner of an applicant concern. (b) Prohibition An applicant for a loan under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ) or title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ) is ineligible for such loan if— (1) the applicant submits the application for such loan after the date of the enactment of this Act and such application does not contain the information required under subsection (a); (2) in the case such applicant is an applicant concern, any direct or indirect owner of such applicant concern is an ineligible person; or (3) in the case such applicant is an individual applicant, such applicant is an ineligible person. (c) Ineligible person defined In this Act, the term ineligible person means— (1) an asylee; (2) a refugee; (3) an individual issued a visa to remain in the United States; (4) an alien classified as a nonimmigrant under any subparagraph of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ); (5) an alien to whom deferred action has been granted pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012; or (6) an alien present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) )).

Passed the House of Representatives June 6, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 83 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2966 [Report No. 119–112] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2025 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Mr. Cloud ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business May 21, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 17, 2025 A BILL To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to require an applicant for certain loans of the Administration to provide certain citizenship status documentation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025 . 2. Requirements for citizenship status documentation for certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration (a) In general The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that any application for a loan submitted under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ) or title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ) includes the following information: (1) The date of birth for each individual applicant for such loan or for each individual owner of an applicant concern. (2) Certification that— (A) an individual applicant for such loan is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States, or a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (B) an applicant concern for such loan or a guarantor for such loan is 100 percent beneficially owned by individuals who are either citizens of the United States, nationals of the United States, or lawful permanent residents of the United States. (3) Certification that no direct or indirect owner of an applicant concern for such loan is an ineligible person. (4) Documentation of the alien registration number of any lawful permanent resident who is— (A) an individual applicant for such loan; or (B) an owner of an applicant concern. (b) Prohibition An applicant for a loan under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ) or title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ) is ineligible for such loan if— (1) the applicant submits the application for such loan after the date of the enactment of this Act and such application does not contain the information required under subsection (a); (2) in the case such applicant is an applicant concern, any direct or indirect owner of such applicant concern is an ineligible person; or (3) in the case such applicant is an individual applicant, such applicant is an ineligible person. (c) Ineligible person defined In this Act, the term ineligible person means— (1) an asylee; (2) a refugee; (3) an individual issued a visa to remain in the United States; (4) an alien classified as a nonimmigrant under any subparagraph of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ); (5) an alien to whom deferred action has been granted pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012; or (6) an alien present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) )).

May 21, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2966 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2025 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Mr. Cloud ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to require an applicant for certain loans of the Administration to provide certain citizenship status documentation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Entrepreneurs First Act . 2. Requirements for citizenship status documentation for certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration (a) In general The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that any application for a loan submitted under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ) or title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ) includes the following information: (1) The date of birth for each individual applicant for such loan or for each individual owner of an applicant concern. (2) Certification that— (A) an individual applicant for such loan is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States, or a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (B) an applicant concern for such loan or a guarantor for such loan is 100 percent beneficially owned by individuals who are either citizens of the United States, nationals of the United States, or lawful permanent residents of the United States. (3) Certification that no direct or indirect owner of an applicant concern for such loan is an ineligible person. (4) Documentation of the alien registration number of any lawful permanent resident who is— (A) an individual applicant for such loan; or (B) an owner of an applicant concern. (b) Prohibition An applicant for a loan under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ) or title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ) is ineligible for such loan if— (1) the applicant submits the application for such loan after the date of the enactment of this Act and such application does not contain the information required under subsection (a); (2) in the case such applicant is an applicant concern, any direct or indirect owner of such applicant concern is an ineligible person; or (3) in the case such applicant is an individual applicant, such applicant is an ineligible person. (c) Ineligible person defined In this Act, the term ineligible person means— (1) an asylee; (2) a refugee; (3) an individual issued a visa to remain in the United States; (4) an alien classified as a nonimmigrant under any subparagraph of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ); (5) an alien to whom deferred action has been granted pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012; or (6) an alien present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) )).