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S 4801 116th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulation Civil actions and liability Legal fees and court costs Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2020

Introduced: October 19, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Oct 19, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct 19, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2020

This bill prohibits financial institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill also provides an aggrieved person with a private right of action for preventive relief.

What's happening now October 19, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8667 Identical bill Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Nov 30, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 19, 2020
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Oct 19, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 19, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Oct 19, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4801: Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4801/
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"S. 4801: Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4801/.
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S. 4801, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4801/.
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