United States · Bill · S
S. 1982 (115th)
PROTECT Act of 2017
Introduced
18 October 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Summary
Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology Act of 2017 or the PROTECT Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow consumers to request a consumer reporting agency to place a security freeze on their reports. The bill includes provisions for fees and exceptions from such fees. Consumer reporting agencies may not use a consumer's Social Security number in a consumer report or as a method to identify the consumer.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 October 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 October 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 October 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1982
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1982