Investing in the American Dream Act
Latest action · Apr 28, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-PR | Pablo José Hernández | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Everton Blair Jr. | Oct 22, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2026Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 74, April 28, 2026, page H3133.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-040 | 250 YEARS OF AMERICAN LEGACY: SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE AMERICAN DREAM146 pages | Small Business Committee | Jul 1, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4411 | Investing in the American Dream Act | Identical bill | Apr 28, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To clarify eligibility for small business loans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Investing in the American Dream Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
