American Entrepreneurs First Act and Three Related Measures Including SUPPORT Reauthorization and SBA Reforms

H. Res. 458 · H.R. 2966, H.R. 2483, H.R. 2931, and 1 more

This rule currently governs H.R. 2966, H.R. 2483, H.R. 2931, and 1 more.

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Overview

Floor outcome, , and debate structure.

Floor adoption

217-208

Floor vote date

Jun 4, 2025

h149-1-119

9-3

213-206

one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.

Committee motion

Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to report the rule. Adopted: 9-3

Who Ran The Debate?

The and the original source documents.

Measures Governed

The bills and resolutions linked to this special rule entry.

H.R. 2966

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American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025

H.R. 2483

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SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

H.R. 2931

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Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025

H.R. 2987

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Rule Instructions

Numbered parsed from the source rule text.

No.	Provision text
2	Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3	Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.
4	Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-4 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
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Rules Committee Vote

Recorded votes on the .

Member	Vote	Party bloc
Mrs. Fischbach	yea	Majority
Mr. Norman	yea	Majority

Amendment	Sponsor	Summary
2	Velázquez (NY)	Requires the SBA Administrator to certify to the Congress that the number of 7(a) loans to unbanked small business borrowers operating in underserved markets will not decrease under Section 2, before it can take effect.
3	Velázquez (NY)	Moves the requirements articulated by this Act back to pre-Trump rules, in which the applicant business is majority-owned by a US citizen or lawful permanent resident.
1	Velázquez (NY)	Requires the SBA Administrator to establish a deadline for compliance with the requirements of Section 2. Lenders that originated 1,000 or more 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2024 shall be required to comply with the rule 1 year after the date of enactment, and lenders that originated fewer than 1,000 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2024 shall be required to comply with the rule 2 years after the date of enactment.