SBA 7(a) and 504 Loan Eligibility Requirements

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Evidence log

• 2026-07-23 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Small Business Administration relating to “Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050” and “Revised Applicant Ownership, Citizenship, and Residency Requirements for 7(a) and 504 Loans”.: cross-connection with sba-7a-504-ownership-citizenship-rules: The CRA disapproval targets SBA rulemaking that revised applicant eligibility criteria (ownership, citizenship, residency) for the same 7(a) and 504 loan programs whose broader eligibility framework is tracked separately. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-23 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Small Business Administration relating to “Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050” and “Revised Applicant Ownership, Citizenship, and Residency Requirements for 7(a) and 504 Loans”.: New CRA joint resolution (introduced) would disapprove SBA’s rule ‘Revised Applicant Ownership, Citizenship, and Residency Requirements for 7(a) and 504 Loans’ and the recission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050, which would restore prior eligibility standards if enacted. (novelty: 2)

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