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HR 3986 102th Congress House

To ensure that consumer credit reports include information on any overdue child support obligations of the consumer.

Introduced: November 26, 1991 See on congress.gov
Families Child supportConsumer creditGovernment paperworkInformation servicesSocial Welfare
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 16, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Nov 26, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Nov 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Nov 26, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 16, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends: (1) the Consumer Credit Protection Act to require a consumer reporting agency (CRA) to include in any consumer report information provided by a State child support agency or verified by another government entity on the failure of the consumer to pay overdue child support; and (2) the Social Security Act (SSA) to require States to provide CRAs with information on overdue child support obligations of absent parents.

Eliminates: (1) the requirement under the SSA that such information be made upon the request of the CRA; and (2) the authority of the State under the SSA to impose a fee upon the requesting CRA for the furnishing of such information.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 24, 1992
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 5, 1992
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 5, 1992
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 5, 1992
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