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H.R. 6789 116th Congress House

Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2020

Official title: To extend certain temporary credit union provisions enacted under the CARES Act, to include an exception for disaster area member business loans made by insured credit unions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 8, 2020 Introduced by: Brad Sherman Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalCardiovascular and respiratory healthCredit and credit markets
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Disaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesNational Credit Union AdministrationSmall business
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 Latest action May 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020

This bill eases certain restrictions on credit unions regarding liquidity and lending.

The bill extends waivers applicable to National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility membership and credit-extension restrictions through December 31, 2021. These waivers currently expire on December 31, 2020. (The National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility serves as a lender to credit unions that are experiencing certain liquidity shortfalls.)

The bill also temporarily provides credit unions with an exception to limits on outstanding member business loans. Specifically, a loan does not count towards this limit if (1) it is used for recovery from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, (2) it is made by an insured credit union that has received a specified soundness rating, (3) it is made during a specified time period, and (4) it does not threaten the safety and soundness of the insured credit union.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 9 Republican 2
D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Oct 16, 2020
Bass, Karen
· Sep 22, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 22, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 27, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Jul 27, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 27, 2020
Kuster, Ann
· Jul 27, 2020
Schrader, Kurt
· Jul 27, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 8, 2020
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Correa, J. Luis
California · May 8, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 8, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 8, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 8, 2020
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 8, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 8, 2020
Trone, David
· May 8, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 8, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6789: Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6789/
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"H.R. 6789: Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6789/.
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