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House vote: H.R. 1443 // June 24, 2021

LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

Sponsor: Ritchie Torres (D-NY)

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.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

252 votes, representing 148,216,592 people57.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

176 votes, representing 105,335,705 people40.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon25257.5%
NayLost17640.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.7%