H.R. 1487Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021

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Sponsor: Tim Burchett [R-TN-02]
Cosponsors: 5 · 3 Republicans · 2 Democrats
Policy area: Commerce
Committees: Small Business Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Latest action: Apr 19, 2021 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

IntroducedMar 2, 2021
Passed the HouseApr 15, 2021
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021

This bill modifies reporting requirements related to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) disbursement of certain financial assistance.

Specifically, the bill requires the SBA to report certain metrics related to the disbursement of microloans to small businesses, including (1) the number, amount, and percentage of such loans that went into default in the previous year; (2) the extent to which microloans are provided to small businesses in rural areas; and (3) the average size, rate of interest, and amount of fees charged for each microloan.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1487 as passed House on Apr 15, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 115

House Apr 15, 2021

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

409 Yea 4 Nay 16 not voting

Crossed both parties 4 of 413 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members429 members

Democratic217 members

Republican212 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors5 · 3 Republicans · 2 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1487 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.

DAndy Kim [D-NJ-03]Original

RScott Fitzgerald [R-WI-05]Original2026 profile

DMarie Newman [D-IL-03]Original

RClaudia Tenney [R-NY-22]Joined Mar 16, 20212026 profile

RJenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR-00]Joined Apr 13, 2021

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H.R. 1487Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 115

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors5 · 3 Republicans · 2 Democrats

H.R. 1487Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 115

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors5 · 3 Republicans · 2 Democrats

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