H.R. 5332 · 116th Congress
Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020
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- House Introduced Dec 6, 2019
- House Passed Jun 29, 2020 234–179
This bill revises provisions related to consumer credit reports and credit reporting agencies.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Jun 29, 2020
Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020
This bill revises provisions related to consumer credit reports and credit reporting agencies.
(Sec. 2) Credit reporting agencies are directed to create a central online portal that allows consumers to (1) access free credit reports and credit scores, (2) dispute errors, and (3) place or lift security freezes.
(Sec. 3) Credit reporting agencies must verify specified identifying information when adding credit information to a consumer's file. Credit reporting agencies must also perform periodic audits of credit reports to ensure accuracy.
(Sec. 4) A credit reporting ombudsperson, whose responsibilities include resolving persistent errors by credit reporting agencies, is established at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Credit reporting agencies must provide a consumer with additional information after an agency's reinvestigation of disputed credit information.
(Sec. 5) A court may award injunctive relief to compel a credit reporting agency to comply with credit report protections.
(Sec. 6) Consumers will receive a free credit score upon request and upon certain adverse credit decisions.
Credit reporting agencies must provide available information to consumers regarding the purpose behind the procurement of a credit report.
(Sec. 7) The bill establishes a public registry for credit reporting agencies.
(Sec. 8) The bill also provides the CFPB with statutory authority for supervising credit reporting agencies.
(Sec. 9) The bill gives the CFPB the authority to establish data security requirements for credit reporting agencies.
(Sec. 10) The CFPB must report on the effectiveness of specified audits in addressing data security risks at credit reporting agencies.
(Sec. 11) The Government Accountability Office must report on the feasibility of credit reporting agencies replacing Social Security numbers as identifiers with another type of federal identification.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020
Also known as: Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019
Latest action (Jun 30, 2020): Received in the Senate.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 6, 2019
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- House Introduced Dec 6, 2019
- House Passed Jun 29, 2020 234–179
Final vote · House · Jun 29, 2020
Passage — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi
Table of every position
All recorded votes (2)
- Passage Passed
House · Jun 29, 2020 · “On Passage” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi - Sending back to committee (motion to recommit) Failed
House · Jun 29, 2020 · “On Motion to Recommit with Instructions” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi