H.R. 1443 · 117th Congress

LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

Introduced on Feb 26, 2021 by Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15). 41 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jul 12, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 26, 2021
Cosponsors
41
0 from the other party
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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

Subjects

  • Banking and financial institutions regulation
  • Business investment and capital
  • Business records
  • Consumer credit
  • Credit and credit markets
  • Government information and archives
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • Small business

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jun 24, 2021). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ritchie TorresD-NY-15Sponsor

Democrats · 41

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jun 15, 2021· House· Passage· Failed 248–177
  2. On Passage
    Jun 24, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 252–176

History

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  1. Feb 26, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 26, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 26, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  4. May 12, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. May 12, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseMs. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2787-2789)
  8. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1443.
  9. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2800-2801)
  11. Jun 15, 2021Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 248 - 177 (Roll no. 162).House · Roll call 162
  12. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 248 - 177 (Roll no. 162).House · Roll call 162
  13. Jun 17, 2021Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-65.
  14. Jun 17, 2021 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-65.
  15. Jun 17, 2021 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 46.
  16. Jun 22, 2021 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 486 Reported to House. The resolution provides for 1 hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows a motion to recommit for each measure. Provides that H. Res. 485 is adopted. Provides that anytime through the legislative day of June 25, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or his designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of June 22 or 23, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed.
  17. Jun 24, 2021 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 486. (consideration: CR H3097-3099)
  18. Jun 24, 2021 · HouseThe resolution provides for 1 hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows a motion to recommit for each measure. Provides that H. Res. 485 is adopted. Provides that anytime through the legislative day of June 25, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or his designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of June 22 or 23, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed.
  19. Jun 24, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1443.
  20. Jun 24, 2021 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  21. Jun 24, 2021 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. R. 1443, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rosendale demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of the bill until a time to be announced.
  22. Jun 24, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3114-3115)
  23. Jun 24, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 252 - 176 (Roll no. 182).(text: CR H3098)House · Roll call 182
  24. Jun 24, 2021 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 252 - 176 (Roll no. 182). (text: CR H3098)House · Roll call 182
  25. Jun 24, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  26. Jul 12, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.