117 HR 6802 IH: Preventing Racial Profiling in Lending Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-02-18 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.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6802IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 18, 2022Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Luetkemeyer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo prohibit Federal agencies from requiring lenders to estimate a borrower’s race or ethnicity via visual observation or surname.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preventing Racial Profiling in Lending Act.

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Prohibition on estimating race or ethnicity

A Federal agency may not require any person or entity, when extending credit, to estimate a borrower’s race or ethnicity via visual observation or surname.