To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to clarify Federal law with respect to reporting certain positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies, and for other purposes.
Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow the reporting of certain positive consumer-credit information to consumer reporting agencies. Specifically, a person or the Department of Housing and Urban Development may report information related to a consumer's performance in making payments either under a lease agreement for a dwelling or pursuant to a contract for a utility or telecommunications service. However, information about a consumer's usage of any utility or telecommunications service may be reported only to the extent that the information relates to payment by the consumer for such service or other terms of the provision of that service. Furthermore, an energy-utility firm may not report a consumer's outstanding balance as late if the firm and the consumer have entered into a payment plan and the consumer is meeting the obligations of that plan.
Specified provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act that establish civil liability with respect to furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies shall not apply to any violation of the bill.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the consumer impact of such reporting.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-361.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 60 - 0.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-568.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-568.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 429.
Mr. Hill moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5586-5587)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 435.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5586-5587)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5586-5587)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.