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Photo Gallery: The fight for H.R. 1151
CU movement declared victory after 17 months of intense grassroots lobbying.
August 7, 2018
On August 7, 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Credit Union Membership Access Act (H.R. 1151).
This followed a massive, 17-month advocacy campaign: The Credit Union Campaign for Consumer Choice.
A coalition of credit union and cooperative organizations launched the campaign after a Supreme Court decision severely limited credit unions’ fields of membership.
Lobbying efforts involved thousands of credit union members signing petitions and rallying in Washington, D.C., and other cities, urging Congress to produce legislation that would allow for the expansion of credit unions’ fields of membership.
Following are scenes from a rally supporting H.R. 1151 and the signing of the bill.