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H.R. 9880 (93rd)

Equal Credit Opportunity Act

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Introduced

3 August 1973

Last action

3 August 1973 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.

Sponsors

Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10], Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18], Rep. Nix, Robert N. C. [D-PA-2], Rep. Mollohan, Robert H. [D-WV-1], Rep. Brasco, Frank [D-NY-11], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], Rep. Podell, Bertram L. [D-NY-13], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2], Rep. Moorhead, William S. [D-PA-14], Rep. Eilberg, Joshua [D-PA-4], Rep. Mallary, Richard W. [R-VT-At Large], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Henderson, David N. [D-NC-3], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12], Rep. Corman, James C. [D-CA-21], Rep. McCormack, Mike [D-WA-4]

Subjects

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3 September 2025

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Summary

Equal Credit Opportunity Act - Revises the civil liability provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Makes it unlawful for any creditor or card issuer to discriminte on account of sex or marital status against any individual with respect to the approval or denial of any extension of credit or with respect to the terms thereof or with respect to the approval, denial, renewal, continuation, or revocation of any open end consumer credit account or with respect to the terms thereof.

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Timeline

  1. 3 August 1973

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 August 1973

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 August 1973

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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