US Congress House Bill 1514 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

CRAM Credit Reporting Act for Military Families Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to an item of adverse information about an active duty military consumer. Redefines "active duty military consumer" as one who is assigned to service away from the usual duty station for a period of not less than 90 days. Declares that, if the action or inaction that gave rise to the item occurred while the consumer was an active duty military consumer, then: (1) the consumer may provide appropriate proof, including official orders, to a consumer reporting agency that the consumer was an active duty military consumer at the time the action or inaction occurred; and (2) any consumer report made by the agency including that item of information shall clearly and conspicuously disclose that the consumer was an active duty military consumer when the action or inaction that gave rise to the item occurred. Requires a consumer reporting agency to notify promptly an active duty military consumer whenever it receives an item of adverse information about him or her, along with a description of the item and the method by which the consumer can dispute the validity of the item. Requires an agency also to use any separate contact information an active duty military consumer has given it for all communications while the individual is an active duty military consumer. Declares the sense of Congress that any person making use of a consumer report containing an item of adverse information that occurred while the consumer was an active duty military consumer should take that fact into account when evaluating the consumer's creditworthiness. Requires a consumer reporting agency, with respect to an item of information under dispute by an active duty military consumer, to include in the consumer's file that he or she was an active duty military consumer at the time the action or inaction that gave rise to the disputed item occurred.

CRAM Credit Reporting Act for Military Families

Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2015-03-19	House	Introduced in House

SB1249 (Related) 2015-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1514/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1514/BILLS-114hr1514ih.pdf