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HR 3496 · in committee · major

Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act

What this bill does

  • Expands the Small Business Administration microloan program to include businesses in the Northern Mariana Islands.
  • Affects small businesses and nonprofit childcare centers in the Northern Mariana Islands seeking loans up to $50,000.
  • No new federal spending required; applies existing microloan program rules to a new geographic area.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would expanding microloans to the Northern Mariana Islands affect economic development compared to current lending options available in the territory?

  2. 02

    What specific barriers prevent Northern Mariana Islands small businesses from accessing existing SBA microloan programs, and would this bill adequately address them?

  3. 03

    Since no new federal funding is required, how would the SBA service these additional loans without reducing support for existing microloan borrowers elsewhere?

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Sponsor · R-MP

Kimberlyn King-Hinds

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Introduced 2026-01-26

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-01-26 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

  2. 2026-01-20 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-01-20 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H929)

  4. 2026-01-20 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H929)

  5. 2026-01-20 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3496.

  6. 2026-01-20 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H929-930)

  7. 2026-01-20 · house · Floor

    Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-12-12 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 350.

  9. 2025-12-12 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-402.

  10. 2025-12-12 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-402.

  11. 2025-11-18 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0.

  12. 2025-11-18 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-05-19 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

  14. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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