HR 1514 · 114th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector
CRAM
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.(2015-03-19)
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Credit Reporting Act for Military Families or the CRAM Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to an item of adverse information about an active duty military consumer. Redefines "active duty military consumer" as one who is assigned to service away from the usual duty station for a period of not less than 90 days. Declares that, if the action or inaction that gave rise to the item occurred while the consumer was an active duty military consumer, then: (1) the consumer may provide appropriate proof, including official orders, to a consumer reporting agency that the consumer was an active duty military consumer at the time the action or inaction occurred; and (2) any consumer report made by the agency including that item of information shall clearly and conspicuously disclose that the consumer was an active duty military consumer when the action or inaction that gave rise to the item occurred. Requires a consumer reporting agency to notify promptly an active duty military consumer whenever it receives an item of adverse information about him or her, along with a description of the item and the method by which the consumer can dispute the validity of the item. Req…
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Cosponsors (13)
11 Democrats2 Republicans