HR 6870 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to clarify creditor's rights and remedies with respect to the consideration of immigration status with respect to the extension of credit, and for other purposes.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 19, 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. IntroducedDec 19, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill allows creditors to consider an applicant’s immigration status for certain purposes when assessing an application for an extension of credit. In particular, considering an applicant’s U.S. immigration status for the purpose of determining the creditor's rights and remedies applicable to the particular extension of credit does not constitute discrimination.  

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 19, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-VABob GoodOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-TXKeith SelfOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalDec 19, 2023
R-GARichard McCormickOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalDec 19, 2023
R-AZElijah CraneJan 17, 2024
R-FLByron DonaldsJan 25, 2024
R-NCDan BishopJan 31, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 19, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 19, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 19, 2023Introduced in House

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