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H.R. 2724 (108th)

Credit Bait and Switch Prevention Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

14 July 2003

Last action

4 August 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

Sponsors

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Bell, Chris [D-TX-25], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]

Subjects

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Source updated

18 August 2025

Summary

Credit Bait and Switch Prevention Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a credit card issuer from using any negative information contained in a consumer report to increase the annual percentage rate applicable to a credit card account, or to remove or increase any introductory annual percentage rate of interest applicable to such account, for reasons other than actions or omissions of the card holder that are directly related to such account. Requires such prohibition to be clearly and conspicuously described to the consumer by the credit card issuer in any mandatory disclosure or statement.

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Timeline

  1. 14 July 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 July 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 July 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 August 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

    Source: Committee

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