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HR 1137 112th Congress House

Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2011 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Consumer affairsConsumer creditCredit and credit marketsSmall business
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Apr 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Mar 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 16, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to cover any qualified small business as a consumer with respect to a credit card account under an open end credit plan (thereby extending credit card protections under such Act to small businesses).

Defines "qualified small business" under the Act as any business concern having 50 or fewer employees, whether or not: (1) the credit card account is in the name of an individual or a business entity, and (2) any credit transaction involving such account is for business or personal purposes.

Permits a qualified small business to elect to opt out of coverage by the Act.

Exempts from coverage by the Act any credit transaction in which the total amount financed exceeds $50,000 (currently $25,000).

Requires certain creditor disclosures before opening any account under an open end consumer credit plan for a qualified small business.

Prohibits a creditor from: (1) discriminating against any business concern having 50 or fewer employees in connection with any credit card account under an open end credit plan; or (2) requiring any qualified small business to make an opt-out election as a condition for opening a credit card account, or for providing more advantageous terms for such an account.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
Tsongas, Niki
· Sep 22, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 2, 2011
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Mar 16, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 16, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 16, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 16, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1137: Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1137/
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"H.R. 1137: Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1137/.
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H.R. 1137, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1137/.
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