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S 5543 118th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Consumer affairs Consumer credit Detention of persons Right of privacy

Fair Credit for American Hostages Act

Introduced: December 16, 2024 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7057; text: CR S7057)
Dec 16, 2024
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Dec 16, 2024
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Credit for American Hostages Act

This bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from including adverse credit information on a consumer's credit report if it occurred during a time when that consumer was held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9830 Related bill Fair Credit for American Hostages Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Dec 16, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5543: Fair Credit for American Hostages Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5543/
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"S. 5543: Fair Credit for American Hostages Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5543/.
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S. 5543, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5543/.
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