HR 3766 · 115th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Credit Information Protection Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-09-13· Sponsored by Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.(2017-09-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Credit Information Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require, after a data security breach, a consumer reporting agency to provide a security freeze to a consumer upon request. (A security freeze prohibits the consumer reporting agency from releasing a report without the consumer's express authorization.) The consumer reporting agency must, without a fee: (1) place a freeze on any consumer's report, and (2) provide unlimited security freezes and freeze removals to a consumer affected by the breach.…

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Cosponsors (15)

15 Democrats