H.R. 5551: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program.
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H.R. 5551: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-17 · Commerce · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kosmas, Suzanne M. [D-FL-24] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 379 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5551 (2010-06-23), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program.
Plain summary
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, before making a first purchase (including a commitment to purchase) under the Small Business Lending Fund Program under the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, to certify under oath to the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury that the purchase-decision process has been designed so that each purchase decision is made solely on the basis of economic fundamentals and not because of any political considerations.
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Official text
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Sponsor: Rep. Kosmas, Suzanne M. [D-FL-24] · 1 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 379 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5551 (2010-06-23): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5551.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5551 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111