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HR 3179 111th Congress House

SIG TARP Small Business Awareness Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to include the effect … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to include the effect of the Troubled Asset Relief Program on small businesses in the oversight, audits, and reports provided by the Special Inspector General, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBusiness investment and capitalCorporate finance and managementFinancial crises and stabilization
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 15, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 15, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9528)
Sep 15, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9528)
Sep 15, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3179.
Sep 15, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9527-9529)
Sep 15, 2009
Mr. Moore (KS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 16, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SIG TARP Small Business Awareness Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to instruct the Special Inspector General (SIG) for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to examine how smaller financial institutions are being affected by: (1) expenditures under TARP (especially the adequacy of financial assistance); (2) the considerations and determinations of the Secretary of the Treasury and the regulators of such smaller financial institutions regarding capital adequacy and troubled assets; and (3) the effects that TARP financial assistance has had upon small businesses, including by type and by region.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 15, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3179: SIG TARP Small Business Awareness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3179/
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"H.R. 3179: SIG TARP Small Business Awareness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3179/.
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