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HR 1240 113th Congress House Commerce Government lending and loan guarantees Small business

CREED Act of 2013

Introduced: April 23, 2013 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Mar 18, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 18, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 or CREED Act of 2013 - Reinstates for a five-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act the authority for Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest refinancing of small business debt not involving business expansion under the SBA's local development business loan program.

Repeals a provision of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 which terminated such authority as of September 27, 2012.

States that no additional appropriations are authorized for the reinstated refinancing program.

What's happening now March 18, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 289 Related bill CREED Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 21
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Nov 12, 2014
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 12, 2014
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 13, 2014
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Vargas, Juan
California · May 6, 2014
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 1, 2014
Lipinski, Daniel
· Mar 27, 2014
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2014
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 13, 2013
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Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 12, 2013
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Nov 12, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Oct 28, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Oct 28, 2013
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Oct 28, 2013
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 28, 2013
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 16, 2013
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Oct 16, 2013
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Sep 30, 2013
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 16, 2013
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 16, 2013
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 13, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 8, 2013
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 7, 2013
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 7, 2013
MATHESON, JIM
· Apr 23, 2013
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2013
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Takano, Mark
California · Apr 9, 2013
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 25, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Mar 25, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Mar 25, 2013
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Bera, Ami
California · Mar 18, 2013
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Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 18, 2013
Schrader, Kurt
· Mar 18, 2013
Tsongas, Niki
· Mar 18, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1240: CREED Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1240/
MLA
"H.R. 1240: CREED Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1240/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1240, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1240/.
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[H.R. 1240: CREED Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1240/)
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