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Small Business Credit Protection Act

Introduced: January 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-110.
Jan 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Credit Protection Act

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.

What's happening now February 13, 2019

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-110.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4480 Related bill Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Apr 30, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 10, 2019
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jan 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 84: Small Business Credit Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-84/
MLA
"S. 84: Small Business Credit Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-84/.
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S. 84, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-84/.
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[S. 84: Small Business Credit Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-84/)
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