Although the Credit Union Membership Access Act was signed into law on Aug. 7, 1998, the path to passage blazed a trail for today's credit union grassroots efforts.
H.R. 1151 wasn't the first time credit unions had used grassroots efforts to influence the nation's Capitol, but future use of grassroots and the credit union message greatly changed as a result.
"We'd built a strong presence. We had started before the [Supreme Court] decision," CUNA Chief Engagement Officer Susan Newton told CU Times. "We were doing petitions. The decision mobilized everyone and that's when everything did truly kick into gear."
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