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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5763

Introduced

Main Street Parity Act

Sponsor
RRoger Williams· Texas
Introduced
October 14, 2025
Policy area
Commerce
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.January 26, 2026

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5763 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5763 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 26 (legislative day, January 15), 2026 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to modify the criteria for loans for plant acquisition, construction, conversion or expansion, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Main Street Parity Act''. SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO CRITERIA FOR LOANS FOR PLANT ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, CONVERSION OR EXPANSION. (a) In General.--Section 502(3)(C) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(3)(C)) is amended-- (1) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii); (2) in clause (i), by inserting ``or'' at the end; and (3) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (ii). (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 502(3)(B)(ii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``clause (i) of subparagraph (C)''. Passed the House of Representatives January 20, 2026. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk.

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