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HR 1575 99th Congress House

A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

Introduced: March 18, 1986 See on congress.gov
Commerce Civil Rights and LibertiesConsumer creditConsumer protectionCredit
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Discrimination in consumer creditFinance and Financial Sector
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 12, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 19, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Mar 19, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Mar 19, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 12, 1986

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from exempting from such Act any class of credit transactions that are primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. Permits the Board to exempt (for five years) a type or class of business or commercial transactions only after determining that application of such Act to such transactions would not contribute substantially to effecting the purposes of such Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1486 Identical bill A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 18, 1986
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 1986
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 26, 1985
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