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HR 4935 · in committee · significant

Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill extends a USDA program through 2030 that gives loans and grants to help rural small businesses get funding and training.
  • Rural microenterprises with 10 or fewer employees and the organizations that support them benefit from expanded loan limits.
  • The program increases maximum loan amounts to $75,000 and raises federal funding share to 100% for eligible projects.

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  1. 01

    How might increasing maximum loan amounts to $75,000 affect which types of rural businesses can access this USDA program?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between raising federal funding to 100% and potentially limiting resources available for other rural development programs?

  3. 03

    Which rural microenterprises with 10 or fewer employees are most likely to benefit from expanded loan limits, and which might still face barriers?

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Zachary Nunn

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Introduced 2025-08-08

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-08-08 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  2. 2025-08-08 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-08-08 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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