H.R. 2966 · 119th Congress

American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025

Introduced on Apr 17, 2025 by Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24). One cosponsor. Latest action (Jun 9, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 17, 2025
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Small Business Administration
  • Small business

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 17, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Beth Van DuyneR-TX-24Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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  1. On Passage
    Jun 6, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 217–190

History

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  1. Apr 17, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 17, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 17, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  4. Apr 30, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 30, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
  6. May 21, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-112.
  7. May 21, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-112.
  8. May 21, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 83.
  9. Jun 3, 2025 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 458 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2483, H.R. 2931, H.R. 2966 and H.R. 2987. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2483 under a structured rule and for consideration of H.R. 2931, H.R. 2966, and H.R. 2987 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  10. Jun 6, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 458. (consideration: CR H2510-2515)
  11. Jun 6, 2025 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 2483, H.R. 2931, H.R. 2966 and H.R. 2987. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2483 under a structured rule and for consideration of H.R. 2931, H.R. 2966, and H.R. 2987 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  12. Jun 6, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2966.
  13. Jun 6, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  14. Jun 6, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 190 (Roll no. 156).House · Roll call 156
  15. Jun 6, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 190 (Roll no. 156). (text: CR H2510-2511)House · Roll call 156
  16. Jun 6, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Jun 9, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $171K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.