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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2419" measure-id="id113hr2419" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-06-18" update-date="2013-09-13">
<title>Small Business Credit Card Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-06-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p> Small Business Credit Card Act of 2013 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to cover any qualified small business as a consumer with respect to a credit card account under an open end credit plan (thereby extending credit card protections under such Act to small businesses).</p> <p>Defines &quot;qualified small business&quot; under the Act 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>Permits a qualified small business to elect to opt out of coverage by the Act.</p>  <p>Requires certain creditor disclosures before opening any account under an open end consumer credit plan for a qualified small business.</p> <p>Prohibits a creditor from: (1) discriminating against any business concern having 50 or fewer employees in connection with any credit card account under an open end credit plan; 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>]]></summary-text>
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