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H.R. 1659 117th Congress House

LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

Official title: To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require the collection of small business loan data related to LGBTQ-owned businesses.

Introduced: March 8, 2021 Introduced by: Ritchie Torres Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulationBusiness investment and capitalBusiness recordsConsumer credit
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 8, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

This bill requires financial institutions to report certain credit application data to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the purposes of enforcing fair lending laws. Specifically, financial institutions must report this data regarding lesbian-, gay-, bisexual-, transgender-, or queer-owned businesses. Currently, this data is reported regarding women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1443 Identical bill LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act
  • S 4002 LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 27
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2021
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 8, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Mar 8, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 8, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 8, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Mar 8, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 8, 2021
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 8, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1659: LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1659/
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"H.R. 1659: LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1659/.
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H.R. 1659, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1659/.
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