S656-119

Introduced

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports containing adverse items of information about a consumer that resulted from that consumer being unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 20, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 2 and adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 605D. It relies on reporting requirements and definition changes. The main policy areas are Finance.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 2.
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 605D.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 2 and adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 605D.

Key Policy Areas

Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 2 and adds or tightens a reporting req, definition change provision: 605D.

Policy Domains

Finance

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 20, 2025

Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Lummis, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"detention or hostage documentation" §S1

documentation that—(A)certifies a consumer is a covered consumer under this section

"detention or hostage documentation" §id57258c236e0940ab96c4503c6283a0fa

documentation that— certifies a consumer is a covered consumer under this section

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