US Congress Senate Bill 681 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 30 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1991-1992)
Pending: Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Greater Accountability in the Lending Fund Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 relating to the Small Business Lending Fund Program to: (1) remove a requirement that the capital investment received by an eligible small business under the Program be evidenced by stock or other financial instrument that carries the highest dividend or interest rate payable; (2) terminate the Program 15 years after the enactment of such Act; (3) prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from making capital investments under the Program if the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is appointed receiver of 5% or more of the institutions receiving an investment under the Program; (4) prohibit Program participation by any institution in which the Secretary made an investment under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; (5) revise provisions concerning consideration of private investment under the Program; (6) require the approval of (under current law, requires consultation with) appropriate financial regulators when determining whether an institution should receive a capital investment; and (7) revise the benchmark against which changes in the amount of small business lending shall be measured.

Greater Accountability in the Lending Fund Act of 2011

Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1991-1992)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/681/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s681/BILLS-112s681is.pdf