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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7109

Small Business Child Care Investment Act

Congress Would Let Nonprofit Child Care Providers Qualify for SBA-Backed Loans

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Key Points

  • Lets certain nonprofit child care providers qualify for two major Small Business Administration loan programs, treating them like small businesses for lending.
  • To qualify, a nonprofit child care provider must be properly licensed, be a 501(c)(3), focus mainly on child care for kids from birth to school age, and meet size limits.
  • Workers and regular volunteers must meet criminal background check rules, and the provider must certify it won’t discriminate in serving the public.
  • Loans must be made through partner lenders (like banks); the Small Business Administration cannot make direct loans to these nonprofits under this change.
  • For loans over $500,000, the provider must get an outside guarantee of on-time payment; SBA must also report yearly to Congress on these loans.
Small BusinessEducationLabor Employment

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(2)
Housing Assistance
Neutral
Child Tax Credit
Neutral

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Jan 15, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Jan 15, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Small Business Child Care Investment Act

Bill NumberHR 7109
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Cosponsors

(1)
R: 1

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