3.0.0 1598 2023-01-11T19:51:20Z 2023-01-11T19:51:20Z House H HR 2007-03-20 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Hearings by 2007-06-21T21:26:27Z Referred to 2007-03-23T21:21:46Z Referred to 2007-03-20T14:34:35Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba15 Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-13T17:58:49Z Referred to 2007-03-20T14:34:40Z 2007-06-21 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2007-04-13 hsba15 Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Committee 2007-03-23 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2007-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2007-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 N D000603 Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] Geoff Davis R KY 4 2007-03-20 True Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Collection of accounts Commerce Consumer credit Consumer protection Contracts Crime and Law Enforcement Eviction Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Foreclosure Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Housing and Community Development Insurance Iraq compilation Landlord and tenant Lease and rental services Leases Liens Life insurance Military personnel Mortgages Motor vehicles Rental housing Surety and fidelity Transportation and Public Works Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-03-20 Introduced in House 2007-05-03T20:39:54Z Servicemembers Credit Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to direct the Secretary of Defense, in case of the deployment of a servicemember away from their usual duty station to duty for which the servicemember is entitled to special pay, to notify each consumer reporting agency (agency): (1) of the deployment of such servicemember within 30 days after the deployment; and (2) within 30 days after the end of such deployment. Requires the Secretary, in providing such notice, to take measures to ensure agency compliance with provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to the servicemember.

Increases penalties for consumer credit reporting violations involving servicemembers deployed to an overseas combat zone.

Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require each agency that receives a combat zone duty alert from the Secretary with respect to a servicemember to: (1) include the alert in the file of that consumer and provide such alert along with any credit score, until notified by the Secretary that the consumer no longer qualifies for such alert; and (2) during the period of the alert, exclude the consumer from any list provided to a third party to offer credit or insurance to such consumer as part of a transaction not initiated by the consumer.

Requires the combat zone duty alert included in any consumer's file to include a summary of the consumer's rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and the duties of creditors and other persons to the consumer.

]]> Servicemembers Credit Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to protect the credit of servicemembers deployed to an overseas combat zone and to facilitate awareness of a servicemember's rights under such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Servicemembers Credit Protection Act Short Titles as Introduced Servicemembers Credit Protection Act Introduced in House 2007-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1598ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1598ih.xml 2007-06-21 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.