Bill Detail
H.R. 522
Congress: 119
Title
FAITH in Small Business Act
Summary
Fair Assistance and Impartial Treatment of Help In Small Business Act This bill implements a proposed rule by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that allows certain faith-based organizations to access business loan and disaster assistance programs. The programs include the Intermediary Lending Program (ILP), Business Loan programs (7(a), microloan, and 504 programs), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL) program, and Immediate Disaster Assistance Program (IDAP). Current SBA regulations generally prohibit access to these programs if an organization is principally engaged in teaching, instructing, counseling, or indoctrinating religion or religious beliefs. Recent Supreme Court opinions have found it unconstitutional to deny an otherwise qualified recipient access to a public benefit based solely on the organization's religious character (e.g., Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, 582 U.S. 449 (2017)).
Sponsor
Rep. Tracey Mann [R-KS-1]
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Status as of Jun 27, 6:52 AM · synced 2d ago
Introduced
2025-01-16
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Bill Engagement
Fair Assistance and Impartial Treatment of Help In Small Business Act This bill implements a proposed rule by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that allows certain faith-b…
Lobbyists on the case
- American Federation of Teachers3 filings · 5 lobs
- Corporate Energy Buyers Association (FKA Clean Energy Buyers Association)1 filing · 5 lobs
- Jennifer Scully2026 Q1
- Megan Stockhausen2026 Q1
- Kristor Cowan2025 Q4
- Sarah Cohen2026 Q1
- Kyle Davis2026 Q1
- Richard England2026 Q1Corporate Energy Buyers Association (FKA Clean Energy Buyers Association) · Legislative Assistant, Energy Policy Advisor, Legislative Director, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Wa…
- Tomas Green2026 Q1
- Ian Harrison2026 Q1