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HR 799 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Appropriations Banking and financial institutions regulation Business records Consumer affairs Consumer credit Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: January 25, 2019 Introduced by: Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019

This bill provides that, upon request by specified employees affected by the federal government shutdown that began on December 22, 2018, individuals are prohibited from reporting certain negative credit information to consumer reporting agencies.

What's happening now January 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 25, 2019
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 25, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 25, 2019
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Green, Al
Texas · Jan 25, 2019
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 25, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 25, 2019
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 25, 2019
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jan 25, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 25, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 799: Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-799/
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"H.R. 799: Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-799/.
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H.R. 799, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-799/.
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