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A bill 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 CongressS-1819| Senate 
| Updated: 9/14/2017
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (20)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 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 an employer from using a consumer report containing credit information for either employment purposes or for making an adverse employment action. The bill makes exceptions to the prohibition when: (1) the consumer applies for, or currently holds, employment that requires a national security clearance, or (2) a consumer report is otherwise required by law.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3783
Introduced in House
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • September 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3783
    Introduced in House


  • September 14, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Finance and Financial Sector

Consumer creditEmployment discrimination and employee rightsPersonnel records

A bill 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 CongressS-1819| Senate 
| Updated: 9/14/2017
Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit an employer from using a consumer report containing credit information for either employment purposes or for making an adverse employment action. The bill makes exceptions to the prohibition when: (1) the consumer applies for, or currently holds, employment that requires a national security clearance, or (2) a consumer report is otherwise required by law.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3783
Introduced in House
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • September 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3783
    Introduced in House


  • September 14, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (20)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Consumer creditEmployment discrimination and employee rightsPersonnel records