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HR 5851 112th Congress House Commerce Business investment and capital Government lending and loan guarantees Small business User charges and fees

Increasing Small Business Lending Act of 2012

Introduced: May 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
May 18, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increasing Small Business Lending Act of 2012 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend small business loan fee reductions and eliminations and small business loan guarantees under such Act to one year after the enactment of this Act.

What's happening now May 18, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1828 Related bill Increasing Small Business Lending Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 30, 2012
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 30, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· May 18, 2012
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 18, 2012
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 18, 2012
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 18, 2012
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 18, 2012
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 18, 2012
OLVER, JOHN
· May 18, 2012
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 18, 2012
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Tonko, Paul
New York · May 18, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5851: Increasing Small Business Lending Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5851/
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"H.R. 5851: Increasing Small Business Lending Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5851/.
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H.R. 5851, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5851/.
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