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HR 4028 115th Congress House

PROTECT Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to establish cybersecurity supervision and examination of large consumer reporting agencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulationComputer security and identity theftConsumer creditCrime victimsRight of privacy
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 12, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology Act of 2017 or the PROTECT Act of 2017

This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require supervision and examination of large consumer reporting agencies regarding cybersecurity measures.

The 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1982 Related bill PROTECT Act of 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4028: PROTECT Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4028/
MLA
"H.R. 4028: PROTECT Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4028/.
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H.R. 4028, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4028/.
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[H.R. 4028: PROTECT Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4028/)
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