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HR 5551 111th Congress House

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program.

Introduced: June 17, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2010
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443.
Jun 24, 2010
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jun 23, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 379). (text: CR H4682-4683)
Jun 23, 2010
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4696)
Jun 23, 2010
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jun 23, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5551.
Jun 23, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4682-4685)
Jun 23, 2010
Ms. Kosmas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 17, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 17, 2010
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jun 23, 2010 House · vote #379 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 411–0 See who voted →
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 Latest action June 25, 2010

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, before making a first purchase (including a commitment to purchase) under the Small Business Lending Fund Program under the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, to certify under oath to the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury that the purchase-decision process has been designed so that each purchase decision is made solely on the basis of economic fundamentals and not because of any political considerations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5551: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5551/
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"H.R. 5551: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5551/.
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H.R. 5551, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5551/.
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