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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small business owners seeking financing have fundamental rights, including transparent pricing and terms, competitive products, responsible…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small business owners seeking financing have fundamental rights, including transparent pricing and terms, competitive products, responsible underwriting, fair treatment from financing providers, brokers, and lead generators, inclusive credit access, and fair collection practices.

Introduced: May 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
May 9, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution urges Congress to take all appropriate measures to use certain principles as a framework for potential legislation and regulations to protect small business owners seeking financing that would start, continue, or expand operations and create jobs.

What's happening now May 9, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · May 9, 2019
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 370: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small business owners seeking financing have fundamental rights, including transparent pricing and terms, competitive products, responsible underwriting, fair treatment from financing providers, brokers, and lead generators, inclusive credit access, and fair collection practices.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-370/
MLA
"H. Res. 370: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small business owners seeking financing have fundamental rights, including transparent pricing and terms, competitive products, responsible underwriting, fair treatment from financing providers, brokers, and lead generators, inclusive credit access, and fair collection practices.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-370/.
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H. Res. 370, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-370/.
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[H. Res. 370: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small business owners seeking financing have fundamental rights, including transparent pricing and terms, competitive products, responsible underwriting, fair treatment from financing providers, brokers, and lead generators, inclusive credit access, and fair collection practices.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-370/)
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