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Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2021

Business records · Government lending and loan guarantees · Retail and wholesale trades
Sponsor
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
D · NV
Key facts
Introduced: Apr 14, 2021
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 4
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Mar 16, 2022
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Summary

Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2021

This bill requires a franchisor seeking guaranteed lending from the Small Business Administration to disclose historical revenue and store-closure information to any prospective franchisee before the loan will be approved.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. Mar 16, 2022
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
  2. Mar 16, 2022
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-242.
  3. Apr 14, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  4. Apr 14, 2021
    Introduced in Senate

Cosponsors

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