119 S2486 IS: Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act U.S. Senate 2025-07-28 text/xml EN 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.

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2486 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2025 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Risch, Mr. Daines, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from directly making loans under the 7(a) loan program, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act.

2.

Prohibition on direct 7(a) loans

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), the Administrator of the Small Business Administration may not directly make a loan pursuant to such subsection. (b)

Existing loans

The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall service a direct loan made under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) if such loan was made before the date of enactment of this Act.