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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. LOWEY:H.R. 5660.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3United States Congress shall have the power to regulateCommerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states,and with the Indian Tribes.[Page H3743]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p> <strong>Small Business Credit Card Act of</strong> <b>2018</b></p> <p> This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to extend to qualified small businesses credit card protections currently provided to consumers, including limitations and disclosures regarding fees and interest rates. </p> <p>The bill defines &quot;qualified small business&quot; as any business concern having 50 or fewer employees, whether or not: (1) the credit card account is in the name of an individual or a business entity, and (2) any credit transaction involving such account is for business or personal purposes.</p> <p>A qualified small business may elect to opt out of such coverage.</p> <p>A creditor is prohibited from: (1) discriminating against a qualified small business in connection with any credit card account; or (2) requiring any qualified small business to make an opt-out election as a condition for opening a credit card account, or for providing more advantageous terms for such an account.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Small Business Credit Card Act of 2018</title>
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