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S. 2592 118th Congress Senate

Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use the current legal name of a consumer on consumer reports, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 2023 Introduced by: John Fetterman Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 27, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act

This bill prohibits, upon a consumer's request, a credit reporting agency from including on a consumer credit report a consumer's prior name after a legal name change. 

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2444 Identical bill Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 27, 2023
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 27, 2023
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2023
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 27, 2023
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 27, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 27, 2023
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jul 27, 2023
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2592: Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2592/
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"S. 2592: Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2592/.
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S. 2592, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2592/.
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