Justice for Student Borrowers Act [HB-1023]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend title 9 of the United States Code to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans, and for other purposes.
HB-1023: Justice for Student Borrowers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 02/11/2021
National Climate Bank Act [S.283]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Finance ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
A bill to establish a National Climate Bank.
S.283: National Climate Bank Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Environment And Public Works Senate Subcommittee On Clean Air, Climate, And Nuclear Safety. Hearings Held. on 04/27/2021
Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021 [S.300]
[Agriculture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to address the history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers, to require reforms within the Department of Agriculture to prevent future discrimination, and for other purposes.
S.300: Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 02/08/2021
Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2021 [HB-745]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers, and for other purposes.
HB-745: Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 02/03/2021
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021 [HB-773]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to institute a 1-year waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and to remove paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information, and for other purposes.
HB-773: Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 02/03/2021
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021 [S.214]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to institute a 1-year waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and to remove paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information, and for other purposes.
S.214: Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/03/2021
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2021 [S.146]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide bankruptcy protections for medically distressed debtors, and for other purposes.
S.146: Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/02/2021
Public Health Emergency Privacy Act [HB-651]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
To protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.
HB-651: Public Health Emergency Privacy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 02/02/2021
Public Health Emergency Privacy Act [S.81]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
A bill to protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.
S.81: Public Health Emergency Privacy Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/28/2021
CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act [HB-527]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to update the purpose of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes.
HB-527: CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Emmer
Introduced In House on 01/28/2021
No CFPB in the PPP Act [S.49]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to prohibit the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from overseeing lending institutions' participation in the Paycheck Protection Program.
S.49: No CFPB in the PPP Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/26/2021
Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2021 [HB-474]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to review and potentially revise its standards for safeguarding customer information to ensure that such standards require certain consumer reporting agencies and service providers of such agencies to maintain sufficient safeguards against cyber attacks and related threats, to provide for additional authority to enforce such standards with respect to such agencies and providers, and for other purposes.
HB-474: Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 02/02/2021
Fair Lending for All Act [HB-166]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
To establish an Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, to strengthen the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and to provide for criminal penalties for violating such Act, and for other purposes.
HB-166: Fair Lending for All Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-349. on 06/07/2022
Rural Revitalization Now Act [HB-8835]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a relocation and retention student loan repayment program, and for other purposes.
HB-8835: Rural Revitalization Now Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Antonio Delgado
Introduced In House on 12/02/2020
Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020 [S.4929]
[Agriculture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to address the history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers, to require reforms within the Department of Agriculture to prevent future discrimination, and for other purposes.
S.4929: Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/30/2020
PASS Act Pandemic Accommodation to Support Students Act [HB-8820]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
Directs the Department of Education (ED) to extend certain temporary relief related to federal student loans. Specifically, the bill extends to September 30, 2021, the suspension of payments and interest due on Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loans that are held by ED. Further, ED must carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2021, to provide at least six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume.
HB-8820: PASS Act Pandemic Accommodation to Support Students Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 11/24/2020