{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7401","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7401,"title":"Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-02-05","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001204","fullName":"Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]","party":"R","state":"PA","district":9}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-06-24","actionTime":"17:06:13","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection."},"policyArea":"Commerce","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management","Government ethics and transparency, public corruption","Small Business Administration"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-06-24","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-24","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 225).","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-06-24","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 225).","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-06-24","text":"Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4226-4227)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Williams (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7401.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4140-4141; text: CR H4140)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-20","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 426.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-20","text":"Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-500.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-20","text":"Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-500.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-11","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-11","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-05","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires Small Business Administration (SBA) employees who participate in the origination, review, or approval of&nbsp;SBA loans to certify in writing prior to such&nbsp;participation that the employee&nbsp;</p><ul><li>does not have any conflict of interest with respect to the loan,&nbsp;</li><li>will disclose any such conflict of interest arising after the certification is made, and</li><li>understands the requirements with respect to conflicts of interest applicable SBA employees.</li></ul><p>Under current law, federal employees must disclose financial conflicts of interest with respect to a particular matter and recuse themselves from such matter (with limited exceptions upon authorization from the employee's agency designee).</p><p>The SBA must issue regulations implementing the requirements of this bill.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-07T20:23:00Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":460,"ts":"2026-07-14T04:22:38.312Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Small%20Business%20Lending%20Fraud%20Prevention%20Act"}]}}