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HR 2722 113th Congress House

Ability to Repay Verification Enabling Act

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from enforcing any requirement that consumer reporting agencies that serve only as a secure conduit to data from State unemp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from enforcing any requirement that consumer reporting agencies that serve only as a secure conduit to data from State unemployment compensation agencies obtain and maintain an individual's informed consent agreement when verifying income and employment with such agencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 18, 2013 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 18, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 18, 2013
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 Latest action July 18, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ability to Repay Verification Enabling Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from implementing, enforcing, or administering the requirement in the Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 19-12, dated May 23, 2012, that a third-party consumer reporting agency obtain an informed consent agreement from an individual in order to obtain from a state agency confidential unemployment compensation information about the individual, if the consumer reporting agency: (1) serves only as a secure conduit to data from state unemployment compensation agencies, and (2) is not an agent of the individual.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2722: Ability to Repay Verification Enabling Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2722/
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"H.R. 2722: Ability to Repay Verification Enabling Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2722/.
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H.R. 2722, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2722/.
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