Free Credit Score Act of 2017
Latest action · May 1, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Free Credit Score Act of 2017
This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require nationwide consumer reporting agencies to include the consumer's credit score when furnishing a consumer with a free annual report.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2017 to Sep 5, 2017; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | May 17, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 19, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Sep 5, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 1, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2017Introduced in House
- May 1, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 74, May 1, 2017, page H3003.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5058 | Free Credit Score Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Apr 29, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require certain consumer reporting agencies to include a credit score when providing consumers with a free annual consumer report.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Free Credit Score Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
