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HR 1522 115th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Consumer credit Housing discrimination

Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017

Introduced: March 13, 2017 Introduced by: Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 13, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 13, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017

This bill amends the statute of limitations for civil liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to: (1) extend the period for an aggrieved person to bring an equal credit action to five years after the applicant knows or has notice that the applicant was a victim of discrimination (currently, five years after the violation); and (2) specify that the two-year period for an aggrieved person to bring a fair housing action excludes any time during which the aggrieved person did not know or have notice of the existence of the discriminatory housing practice or the breach of the conciliation agreement.

What's happening now March 31, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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