# 116-hr-6894: Fair Chance for Small Business Relief Act

116-hr-6894, Fair Chance for Small Business Relief Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6894
- Congress: 116
- Title: Fair Chance for Small Business Relief Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair Chance for Small Business Relief Act This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration from declining to provide or guarantee certain small business loans solely on the basis that an applicant (1) is on probation or parole, (2) is presently subject to a means by which formal criminal charges are brought (e.g., indictment or arraignment), or (3) has been arrested or convicted of any crime.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6902: Black History is American History Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6894 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6894)

## Related
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- [116-hr-6902: Black History is American History Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6902)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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