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Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: September 24, 2019 Introduced by: Steube, W. Gregory Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Sep 24, 2019
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Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2019

This bill establishes requirements related to breaches of data belonging to small businesses.

Specifically, a consumer reporting agency must promptly report any breach of nonpublic small business data. In the event of a breach, a consumer reporting agency may not charge a small business for a credit report. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the economic harm to small businesses resulting from data breaches at consumer reporting agencies.

What's happening now September 24, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4480: Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4480/
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"H.R. 4480: Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4480/.
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H.R. 4480, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4480/.
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[H.R. 4480: Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4480/)
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