A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide access to free credit freezes for all consumers.
United States115th CongressS-1810Senate
Updated: Sep 14, 2017
Summary
Free Credit Freeze Act This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from charging a consumer a fee for placing, temporarily lifting, or fully removing a credit freeze. A consumer reporting agency must place a credit freeze on the consumer's file upon a consumer's request, prohibiting a consumer reporting agency from releasing any credit information without the consumer's permission.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-3878: To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide access to free credit freezes for all consumers.Introduced in House
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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