Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to annually report on the microloan program starting in 2023. It mandates detailed public reports covering loan default rates, rural lending, underserved borrower participation, interest rates, fees, loan sizes, and technical assistance spending - without including personal borrower data. These reports target SBA intermediaries (like community lenders) and will be submitted to Congress and published online. The law directly affects how SBA administers microloans to small businesses, particularly those in rural areas or underserved communities.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
House Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Last action Jan 26, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 26, 2023
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H303)
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Burchett
RRepublican
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Scott Fitzgerald
RRepublican
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