HR 4198 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

Protecting Consumers from Abusive Mortgage Leads Act

Latest action · Jun 16, 2023 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 16, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Consumers from Abusive Mortgage Leads Act

This bill prohibits a credit reporting agency from providing a consumer's credit report to a third party in connection with a mortgage transaction unless (1) the third party provides documentation certifying that it has the consumer's consent, or (2) the third party has a current financial service relationship with the consumer.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJul 17, 2023
R-NVMark E. AmodeiJul 18, 2023
R-TNAndrew OglesAug 11, 2023
R-TXRoger WilliamsAug 18, 2023
R-ARJ. French HillSep 12, 2023
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeSep 19, 2023
R-KYAndy BarrSep 29, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresNov 21, 2023
D-COBrittany PettersenDec 7, 2023
D-NCWiley NickelJan 31, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jun 16, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 16, 2023Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: mortgage leads

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 106, June 16, 2023, page H2965.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend section 604(c) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act to address the treatment of pre-screening report requests, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protecting Consumers from Abusive Mortgage Leads Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2023Introduced in House

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