Three more congressmen have signed on this month as sponsors ofthe latest House measure to attempt to raise the ability of creditunions to access supplemental capital, backers said Tuesday.

The Coalition for Credit Union Access said they are Reps.Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and KerryBentivolio (R-Mich.).

The NCUA also has backed the measure, which now has 31 co-sponsors as well asReps. Peter King (R-N.Y.) and Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), the original sponsors of H.R. 719, theCapital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act.

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