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Mark Alford (R-MO)

Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act

H.R. 4153 · House bill Commerce

A Republican bill with 16 Democratic cosponsors · See all 30 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act" or the "STRONG Act," aims to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. The primary purpose is to increase the maximum loan amounts for certain types of loans. Specifically, it targets 7(a) loans and development company loans. These changes would raise the limits for these specific financial tools.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +9

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Provides small business owners access to substantially higher loan amounts.

  • Scored +8

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    Significantly increases the maximum loan amounts available for 7(a) and development company loans.

  • Scored +5

    Is this likely to grow the economy?

    Higher loan limits enable larger capital investments for small businesses and development companies.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.