COVID–19 Eviction Consumer Report Fairness Act
Latest action · Mar 3, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Eviction Consumer Report Fairness Act
This bill prohibits from inclusion in a consumer credit report information related to an eviction occurring during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency or occurring in the 120 days after the termination of such emergency.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Mar 11, 2021 |
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 Mar 3, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 40, March 3, 2021, page H1081.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6862 | To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude information relating to certain evictions from consumer reports, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Feb 28, 2022 |
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 exclude certain evictions and information relating to such evictions from consumer reports, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COVID–19 Eviction Consumer Report Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2021Introduced in House
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