# 117-hr-7971: SEED Act

117-hr-7971, SEED Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7971
- Congress: 117
- Title: SEED Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2022-06-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Supporting Entrepreneurs and Economic Development Act or the SEED Act This bill requires lenders to refer applicants for certain small business loans to a resource partner if the applicant is determined ineligible for a loan under the program. Resource partners, such as small business development centers, provide informational tools and training to support business start-ups and existing business expansion. Lenders and the Small Business Administration must report on the number of resource partner referrals and the Government Accountability Office must periodically report on the rate of such referrals.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust
- 117-hr-5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-4402: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-7971 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7971)

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- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
- [117-hr-5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5727)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-4402: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4402)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7971 (as of 2025-11-18).