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Federal rules on loan programs-business: 22 since January 2024

16 final rules and 6 proposed rules since January 19, 2024, 9 of them marked significant. 1 is open for comment now. Most come from the Small Business Administration (17), Rural Business-Cooperative Service (2), Rural Housing Service (1), Health and Human Services Department (1).

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Open for comment

DocumentAgencyTypeComments due
Unleashing American Energy and Economic Prosperity; Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
2026-20178
Rural Business-Cooperative ServiceFinal ruleNov 2

Every document, newest first

DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Unleashing American Energy and Economic Prosperity; Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
2026-20178
Rural Business-Cooperative ServiceFinal ruleOct 1
Small Business Size Standards
2026-17042
Small Business AdministrationProposed ruleAug 20
Rescission of Rural Development's Construction and Repair Regulation
2026-16914
Rural Housing ServiceProposed ruleAug 19
Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan Program
2026-13841
Rural Business-Cooperative ServiceFinal ruleJul 9
Improving SBA Disaster Loan Ability To Provide Meaningful and Timely Assistance
2026-01797
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleJan 29
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amendments
2025-24232 · significant
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleJan 2
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Accrual Regulatory Amendments
2025-22055
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleDec 5, 2025
Small Business Size Standards: Monetary-Based Industry Size Standards
2025-16142 · significant
Small Business AdministrationProposed ruleAug 22, 2025
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amendments
2025-12584 · significant
Small Business AdministrationProposed ruleJul 7, 2025
Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments
2025-09833
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleJun 3, 2025
HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs; Correction
2025-02741 · significant
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 18, 2025
ALP Express Pilot to Permanent Status
2024-29706
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleDec 18, 2024
HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs
2024-29393 · significant
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleDec 17, 2024
ALP Express Pilot to Permanent Status
2024-24753
Small Business AdministrationProposed ruleOct 24, 2024
Health and Human Services Adoption of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
2024-21984
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleOct 2, 2024
HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs
2024-18325 · significant
Small Business AdministrationProposed ruleAug 23, 2024
Disaster Assistance Loan Program Changes to Unsecured Loan Amounts and Credit Elsewhere Criteria
2024-16207
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleJul 24, 2024
Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments
2024-12282
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleJun 5, 2024
Rural Development Regulations With the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for Federal Awards
2024-09447
Rural Utilities ServiceFinal ruleMay 1, 2024
Criminal Justice Reviews for the SBA Business Loan Programs, Disaster Loan Programs, and Surety Bond Guaranty Program
2024-09009 · significant
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleApr 30, 2024
Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Alternative Size Standard for SBA's 7(a) and CDC/504 Loan Programs for Inflation; and Surety Bond Limits: Adjustments for Inflation
2024-02776 · significant
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 15, 2024
Small Business Investment Company Investment Diversification and Growth; Technical Amendments and Clarifications
2024-00559 · significant
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleJan 19, 2024

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