3.0.0 1522 2023-01-11T13:35:39Z 2023-01-11T13:35:39Z House HR 2017-03-13 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 43 (Monday, March 13, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEEKS:H.R. 1522.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and proper Clause (Article 1, Section 8, Clause18)[Page H2059]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-31T18:30:03Z Referred to 2017-03-13T16:01:25Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-03-13T16:01:30Z 2017-03-31 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-03-13 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2017-03-13 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2017-03-13 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 N Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Consumer credit Housing discrimination Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2017-03-13 Introduced in House 2017-05-03T20:22:03Z Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017

This bill amends the statute of limitations for civil liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to: (1) extend the period for an aggrieved person to bring an equal credit action to five years after the applicant knows or has notice that the applicant was a victim of discrimination (currently, five years after the violation); and (2) specify that the two-year period for an aggrieved person to bring a fair housing action excludes any time during which the aggrieved person did not know or have notice of the existence of the discriminatory housing practice or the breach of the conciliation agreement.

]]> Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017 Display Title Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to amend the statute of limitations for civil liability, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fair Lending Discovery Clarification Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1522ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1522ih.xml 2017-03-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.