US HB3821 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises requirements related to credit reporting agencies and the reporting of adverse credit information. Credit reporting agencies are prohibited from using social security numbers in credit reports and as a method of verifying a consumer's identity. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must supervise and examine the cybersecurity of certain credit reporting agencies. The bill prohibits a credit reporting agency from reporting paid, medically-necessary debt if the debt was paid over a year prior. A credit reporting agency is also prohibited from reporting certain adverse credit information related to financial abuse, unfair or fraudulent mortgage lending, or fraudulent private student lending. The bill extends the time credit reporting agencies have to place a credit security freeze when receiving such a request by phone or through electronic means from one to three business days. It also extends the time agencies have to remove a freeze from one hour to three days.
Title
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make improvements to the regulation of consumer reporting agencies and protect consumers, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC] | Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
2019-07-18 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Crime victims
Debt collection
Finance and financial sector
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Social security and elderly assistance
Student aid and college costs
Business records
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Crime victims
Debt collection
Finance and financial sector
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Social security and elderly assistance
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3821/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3821/BILLS-116hr3821ih.pdf |