3.0.0 2359 2023-01-11T13:36:49Z 2023-01-11T13:36:49Z House HR 2017-05-04 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 77 (Thursday, May 4, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LOUDERMILK:H.R. 2359.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, whichgives Congress the power ``To regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among the several States, and with the IndianTribes;''[Page H4179]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba15 Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee Hearings by 2017-09-07T14:06:47Z Referred to 2017-05-04T13:03:50Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-07T18:13:28Z Referred to 2017-05-04T13:04:00Z 2017-09-07 hsba15 Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral. Committee 2017-06-07 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-05-04 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2017-05-04 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2017-05-04 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2017-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000583 Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 N R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 2017-05-04 True B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2017-05-04 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2017-05-04 True W000812 Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] Ann Wagner R MO 2 2017-05-04 True T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2017-05-17 False T000475 Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] David Trott R MI A. 11 2017-05-18 False R000598 Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] Keith Rothfus R PA J. 12 2017-05-18 False E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2017-06-06 False P000606 Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] Robert Pittenger R NC 9 2017-06-20 False L000491 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] FRANK LUCAS R OK D. 3 2017-07-18 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2017-07-19 False H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Bill Huizenga R MI 2 2017-08-08 False W000816 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] Roger Williams R TX 25 2017-09-07 False Finance and Financial Sector Civil actions and liability Consumer credit Finance and Financial Sector 00 2017-05-04 Introduced in House 2018-05-29T20:38:28Z FCRA Liability Harmonization Act

This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to limit the recovery amount available in a class action lawsuit to the lesser of $500,000 or 1% of the net worth of the defendant. The bill also eliminates the awarding of punitive damages.

]]> FCRA Liability Harmonization Act Display Title FCRA Liability Harmonization Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FCRA Liability Harmonization Act Introduced in House 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2359ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2359ih.xml 2017-09-07 Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral. 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.