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FEDERALhearing transcript

Congressional Hearing on Capital Yacht Club Borrowing Exemptions

Original title: Capital Yacht Club borrowing: hearings before the Subcommittee on Business, Commerce, and Taxation of the Committee on the District of Columbia, Ninety-third Congress, first session, on H.R. 2524 and H.R. 5659, to permit the Capital Yacht Club of the District of Columbia to borrow money without regard to the usury laws of the District of Columbia ...

Record date · July 20, 2026

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What This Bill Does

This document records a 1973 congressional hearing regarding two bills, H.R. 2524 and H.R. 5659, which proposed allowing the Capital Yacht Club to borrow money while being exempt from District of Columbia .

Why it matters

The hearing addresses whether a private organization should be legally permitted to enter into loan agreements that exceed the interest rate caps established by District of Columbia law.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Capital Yacht Club

The club is the subject of the proposed legislation that would alter its legal borrowing capacity.

Indirectly affected

District of Columbia residents

Residents are subject to the usury laws that the bill proposes to waive for this specific organization.

Key Facts

  • The hearing concerns H.R. 2524 and H.R. 5659.
  • The proposed legislation would allow the Capital Yacht Club to borrow funds without adhering to District of Columbia usury laws.
  • The hearing took place during the Ninety-third Congress, first session.
  • The proceedings were held by the Subcommittee on Business, Commerce, and Taxation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are usury laws?
are regulations that set a maximum interest rate that lenders can charge on loans.
Why was the Capital Yacht Club seeking this exemption?
The document indicates the hearing was held to discuss the proposal to permit the club to borrow money without regard to existing interest rate caps.

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Legislative Exemption Pattern

The document highlights the historical practice of using federal legislation to grant specific entities exemptions from local District of Columbia financial regulations.

Capital Yacht ClubDistrict of Columbia

Connected Entities

Subcommittee on Business, Commerce, and Taxation, Committee on the District of Columbia, Capital Yacht Club
OrganizationSubcommittee on Business, Commerce, and Taxation“The congressional body conducting the hearing.”Map →
OrganizationCommittee on the District of Columbia“The parent committee overseeing the subcommittee.”Map →
OrganizationCapital Yacht Club“The entity seeking the exemption from local usury laws.”Map →

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