SBA Loan Citizenship and Residency Requirements

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

• 2025-06-09 — Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025: cross-connection with save-sba-from-sanctuary-cities-act: Both attach immigration-related conditions to Small Business Administration programs — one to loan eligibility, the other to SBA office siting in sanctuary jurisdictions. (novelty: 2)
• 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”.: H.J.Res.207 introduced as a House companion CRA joint resolution seeking disapproval of the same SBA rule on citizenship, residency, and applicant-ownership requirements for 7(a) and 504 loans. (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”.: A CRA joint resolution was introduced to disapprove the SBA rule ‘Revised Applicant Ownership, Citizenship, and Residency Requirements for 7(a) and 504 Loans’ (and rescission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050); if enacted, it would nullify the SBA’s revised eligibility framework for these loan programs. (novelty: 2)

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