Disaster Protection for Workers’ Credit Act

2/9/2022, 3:26 AM

Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act

This bill provides credit protections to consumers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and other major disasters. The bill generally prohibits furnishers of credit information from reporting adverse credit information that is the result of any inaction or action that occurred during the COVID-19 outbreak. It also prohibits any such reporting regarding a consumer who resides in an area covered by a major disaster declaration. Additionally, medical debt related to the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster may not be reported to a consumer reporting agency regardless of when the expenses were incurred.

Credit reporting agencies are prohibited from including in a credit report any such adverse credit information.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must create a website that allows consumers to report economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster. Consumers may request the deletion of adverse credit information and request an extension of certain credit protections.

Credit reporting agencies must provide unlimited free credit reports and free credit scores upon request (1) during the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster, and (2) for a year afterwards.

The bill places restrictions on new credit scoring models created or implemented during the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster.

Congress
116

Number
HR - 6370

Introduced on
2020-03-23

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/23/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act

This bill provides credit protections to consumers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and other major disasters. The bill generally prohibits furnishers of credit information from reporting adverse credit information that is the result of any inaction or action that occurred during the COVID-19 outbreak. It also prohibits any such reporting regarding a consumer who resides in an area covered by a major disaster declaration. Additionally, medical debt related to the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster may not be reported to a consumer reporting agency regardless of when the expenses were incurred.

Credit reporting agencies are prohibited from including in a credit report any such adverse credit information.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must create a website that allows consumers to report economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster. Consumers may request the deletion of adverse credit information and request an extension of certain credit protections.

Credit reporting agencies must provide unlimited free credit reports and free credit scores upon request (1) during the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster, and (2) for a year afterwards.

The bill places restrictions on new credit scoring models created or implemented during the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for disaster protection for workers' credit.

Policy Areas
Finance and Financial Sector

Potential Impact
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Consumer credit
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/21/2020

Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act

This bill provides credit protections to consumers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and other major disasters. The bill generally prohibits furnishers of cred...


Latest Action3/23/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.