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To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to amend the statute of limitations for civil liability, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1522| House 
| Updated: 3/31/2017
Gregory W. Meeks

Gregory W. Meeks

Democratic Representative

New York

Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the statute of limitations for civil liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to: (1) extend the period for an aggrieved person to bring an equal credit action to five years after the applicant knows or has notice that the applicant was a victim of discrimination (currently, five years after the violation); and (2) specify that the two-year period for an aggrieved person to bring a fair housing action excludes any time during which the aggrieved person did not know or have notice of the existence of the discriminatory housing practice or the breach of the conciliation agreement.
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Timeline
Mar 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 13, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • March 13, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 13, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • March 31, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Civil actions and liabilityConsumer creditHousing discrimination

To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to amend the statute of limitations for civil liability, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1522| House 
| Updated: 3/31/2017
Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the statute of limitations for civil liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to: (1) extend the period for an aggrieved person to bring an equal credit action to five years after the applicant knows or has notice that the applicant was a victim of discrimination (currently, five years after the violation); and (2) specify that the two-year period for an aggrieved person to bring a fair housing action excludes any time during which the aggrieved person did not know or have notice of the existence of the discriminatory housing practice or the breach of the conciliation agreement.
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Timeline
Mar 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 13, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • March 13, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 13, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • March 31, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Gregory W. Meeks

Gregory W. Meeks

Democratic Representative

New York

Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityConsumer creditHousing discrimination