H.R. 5971: HIT for Small Business Health Care Providers Act of 2006
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H.R. 5971: HIT for Small Business Health Care Providers Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-28 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
HIT for Small Business Health Care Providers Act of 2006
Plain summary
HIT for Small Business Health Care Providers Act of 2006 - Instructs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure that a portion of certain loan amounts secured by the SBA under the Microloan program and under the 504 loan program (which finances small business concerns through loan guarantees under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958), respectively, are secured by certain guarantees. Includes among the guarantee requirements that: (1) the purpose of the guarantee is to help a small business acquire capital for the purchase of materials relating to health information technology; and (2) purchase of materials is made pursuant to a plan certified by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology. Requires the SBA Inspector General to review periodically a representative sample of such guaranteed loans in order to mitigate fraud and to ensure the safety and soundness of the program.
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Official text
HIT for Small Business Health Care Providers Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5971.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5971 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109