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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.

USA115th CongressHR-3783| House 
| Updated: 9/14/2017
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (30)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from furnishing an employer with a consumer credit report containing information on the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity if the employer intends to use that information for any decision made for employment purposes. An employer may use such a report in either an employment decision or before taking an adverse employment action with the consumer's authorization under certain circumstances. Specifically, a report may be used if the consumer applies for or holds employment that requires eligibility for access to classified information or such use is otherwise required by law. An employer who has sought such a report may neither deny employment to nor make any other employment decision about a consumer because the consumer has not authorized the employer's procurement of the report.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-1819
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in House
Sep 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 14, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1222)
  • September 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-1819
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • September 14, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


  • September 14, 2017
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1222)

Finance and Financial Sector

Consumer creditEmployee hiringEmployment discrimination and employee rights

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.

USA115th CongressHR-3783| House 
| Updated: 9/14/2017
Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from furnishing an employer with a consumer credit report containing information on the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity if the employer intends to use that information for any decision made for employment purposes. An employer may use such a report in either an employment decision or before taking an adverse employment action with the consumer's authorization under certain circumstances. Specifically, a report may be used if the consumer applies for or holds employment that requires eligibility for access to classified information or such use is otherwise required by law. An employer who has sought such a report may neither deny employment to nor make any other employment decision about a consumer because the consumer has not authorized the employer's procurement of the report.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-1819
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in House
Sep 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 14, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1222)
  • September 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-1819
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • September 14, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


  • September 14, 2017
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1222)
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (30)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Consumer creditEmployee hiringEmployment discrimination and employee rights