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H.R. 4153

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4153, the Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 26, 2025 by Rep. Mark Alford (R) with 25 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business, and last saw action on Jun 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Record

Text

H.R. 4153 has 25 co-sponsors.

hb4153/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4153 IH: STRONG Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-26
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4153  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 26, 2025   Mr. Alford  (for himself and  Mr. Wied ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Small Business    A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum loan amount for certain loans, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act   or the  STRONG Act .
2.
Maximum loan amount for a 7
(a)  loan
Section 7(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(3)(A) ) is amended by striking  $3,750,000 (or if the gross loan amount would exceed $5,000,000)  and inserting  $7,500,000 (or if the gross loan amount would exceed $10,000,000) .
3.
Maximum loan amount for a development company loan
Section 502(2)(A) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 696(2)(A) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  $5,000,000  each place it appears and inserting  $10,000,000 ; and
(2)
by striking  $5,500,000  each place it appears and inserting  $10,000,000 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum loan amount for certain loans, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Mark Alford (R) sponsors H.R. 4153, and 25 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4153 went before 1 committee: Small Business.

Small Business
Small Business
Referred To · Jun 26, 2025 · 81 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4153 has taken 2 actions since Jun 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.Small Business Committee

Votes

H.R. 4153 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 4153.

Titles

H.R. 4153 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act — Display Title
  • Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum loan amount for certain loans, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 2 firms and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4153 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Banking, Small Business, Defense, Travel/Tourism, Trade (domestic/foreign), Telecommunications.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.Hotel and LodgingGeorgia15—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERSThey organize and represent franchise owners and dealers.Connecticut14$35K
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA)Trade Association for Hotel Owners.District of Columbia12$15.7K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING26$50.7K
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KEITH MILLER126
TONI-ANNE O'BRIEN115
TREON GLENN115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.2026 first_quarter$460K1st Quarter - Amendme…
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.2026 first_quarter$350K1st Quarter - Report
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.2025 third_quarter$230K3rd Quarter - Report
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Report
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.2026 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERSFRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2026 second_quarter$9K2nd Quarter - Report
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA)FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2026 first_quarter$9K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERSFRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2026 first_quarter$9K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERSFRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2025 fourth_quarter$9K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERSFRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2025 third_quarter$8K3rd Quarter - Report
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA)FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING2026 second_quarter$6.7K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4153 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4153’s is Commerce.

hr4153/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4153, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 110 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ALFORD:H.R. 4153.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 ``The Congress shall havepower to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of theUnited States; . . .''[Page H3011]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com