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Fair Chance for Small Business Relief Act

Introduced: May 15, 2020 Introduced by: Beatty, Joyce Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
May 15, 2020
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Fair Chance for Small Business Relief Act

This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration from declining to provide or guarantee certain small business loans solely on the basis that an applicant (1) is on probation or parole, (2) is presently subject to a means by which formal criminal charges are brought (e.g., indictment or arraignment), or (3) has been arrested or convicted of any crime.

What's happening now May 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 9
Lawson, Al
· May 27, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 15, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 15, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 15, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· May 15, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 15, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· May 15, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 15, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 15, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 15, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 15, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 15, 2020
Trone, David
· May 15, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 15, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6894: Fair Chance for Small Business Relief Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6894/
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"H.R. 6894: Fair Chance for Small Business Relief Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6894/.
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H.R. 6894, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6894/.
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