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HR 6331 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Federal Reserve System Government lending and loan guarantees Infectious and parasitic diseases Self-employed Small business

To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses, including small family farms, during the COVID-19 emergency.

Introduced: March 23, 2020 Introduced by: Beatty, Joyce Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board to establish a credit facility to provide loans to certain small businesses during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.

What's happening now March 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6321 Related bill Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6331: To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses, including small family farms, during the COVID-19 emergency.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6331/
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"H.R. 6331: To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses, including small family farms, during the COVID-19 emergency.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6331/.
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H.R. 6331, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6331/.
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[H.R. 6331: To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses, including small family farms, during the COVID-19 emergency.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6331/)
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