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H.R. 1893

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1893, the LIONs Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 5, 2025 by Rep. Shri Thanedar (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business, and last saw action on Mar 5, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Record

Text

H.R. 1893 has 9 co-sponsors.

hb1893/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1893 IH: Loans In Our Neighborhoods Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-05
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1893  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 5, 2025   Mr. Thanedar  (for himself and  Mr. Alford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Small Business    A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum loan amount for certain loans, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Loans In Our Neighborhoods Act of 2025   or the   LIONs Act of 2025  .
2.
Maximum loan amount for a 7
(a)  loan
Section 7(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(3)(A) ) is amended by striking  $3,750,000 (or if the gross loan amount would exceed $5,000,000)  and inserting  $7,500,000 (or if the gross loan amount would exceed $10,000,000) .
3.
Maximum loan amount for a development company loan
Section 502(2)(A) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 696(2)(A) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  $5,000,000  each place it appears and inserting  $10,000,000 ; and
(2)
by striking  $5,500,000  each place it appears and inserting  $10,000,000 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-05
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum loan amount for certain loans, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D) sponsors H.R. 1893, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1893 went before 1 committee: Small Business.

Small Business
Small Business
Referred To · Mar 5, 2025 · 81 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1893 has taken 2 actions since Mar 5, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 5, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.Small Business Committee

Votes

H.R. 1893 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 1893.

Titles

H.R. 1893 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • LIONs Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • LIONs Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Loans In Our Neighborhoods Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum loan amount for certain loans, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 3 firms and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1893 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Banking, Small Business, Defense, Travel/Tourism, Trade (domestic/foreign), Telecommunications, Budget/Appropriations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.Hotel and LodgingGeorgia15—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERSThey organize and represent franchise owners and dealers.Connecticut14$35K
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA)Trade Association for Hotel Owners.District of Columbia12$15.7K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INC—Texas11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING26$50.7K
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KEITH MILLER126
TONI-ANNE O'BRIEN115
TREON GLENN115
ANTHONY WILKINSON111
KRISTEN GRANCHELLI111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.2026 first_quarter$460K1st Quarter - Amendme…
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.2026 first_quarter$350K1st Quarter - Report
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.2025 third_quarter$230K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INCNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS, INC.2026 second_quarter$180K2nd Quarter - Report
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Report
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.2026 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERSFRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2026 second_quarter$9K2nd Quarter - Report
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA)FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2026 first_quarter$9K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERSFRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2026 first_quarter$9K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERSFRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2025 fourth_quarter$9K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERSFRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2025 third_quarter$8K3rd Quarter - Report
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA)FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2026 second_quarter$6.7K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1893 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1893’s is Commerce.

hr1893/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com