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SENATE 84116th CongressSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1546; text: CR S1545)

A resolution celebrating Black History Month.

Last Action
2/27/2019

Actions

  • 2019-02-13Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-110.
  • 2019-01-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  • 2019-01-10Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-10 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (4)

  • John Kennedy (R-LA)
  • Christopher Coons (D-DE)
  • Doug Jones (D-AL)
  • Josh Hawley (R-MO)

Subjects

  • Business records
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer credit
  • Credit and credit markets
  • Government studies and investigations
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