# 117-hr-1443: LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

117-hr-1443, LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1443
- Congress: 117
- Title: LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2021-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 41
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

## Cosponsors (41)

- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 252 | 176 |
| 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Failed | 248 | 177 |

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-1948: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1916: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 117-hr-1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
- 117-hr-5: Equality Act
- 117-hr-842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-1443 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1443)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1948: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1948)
- [117-hr-1916: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1916)
- [117-hr-1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1808)
- [117-hr-5: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5)
- [117-hr-842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-842)
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