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H.R. 3540 116th Congress House

Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2019

Official title: To ensure that certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration are made available to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 2019 Introduced by: Nydia M. Velázquez Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2019

This bill removes cannabis from the schedule of controlled substances, and it prohibits the Small Business Administration from declining to provide certain small business loans to an eligible entity solely because it is a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3540: Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3540/
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"H.R. 3540: Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3540/.
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H.R. 3540, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3540/.
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[H.R. 3540: Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3540/)
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