Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act passed the House 246 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedMay 19, 2025
ReportedNov 18, 2025
Passed one chamberJan 20, 2026
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 45 words.
Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act This bill expands eligibility for the Small Business Administration microloan program to include entities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The microloan program provides loans up to $50,000 for small businesses and certain nonprofit childcare centers.
Context
- Committees
- House Small Business Committee
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee - Policy area
- Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 21 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 113 words
- Subjects
- Administrative remediesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesNorthern Mariana IslandsSmall Business AdministrationSmall business
- Latest action
- Jan 26, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]