HR 5612 · 116th Congress 2019โ€“2021, ended

Small Business and Community Investments Expansion Act of 2020

Latest action · Jan 15, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Small Business and Community Investments Expansion Act of 2020

This bill allows a Federal Home Loan Bank to make long-term advances to certain community development financial institutions and insured credit unions for activities related to small businesses, small farms, small agri-businesses, and community development. Currently, only certain community development financial institutions may qualify for these advances.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jan 15, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 15, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Jan 15, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 9, January 15, 2020, page H300.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow for advances to certain community development financial institutions and credit unions, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Small Business and Community Investments Expansion Act of 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 15, 2020Introduced in House

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