119 HR 8141 IH: Fair Credit Reporting Reseller Accuracy Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-27 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.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8141IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 27, 2026Mr. Lawler (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require resellers of information contained in consumer reports to follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of such information before transmitting such information, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fair Credit Reporting Reseller Accuracy Act.

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Accuracy of information transmitted by resellers

Section 607 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681e) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f)

Resellers

(1)

In general

Before a reseller transmits information contained in a consumer report to an end user or another reseller, such reseller shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the information relates. (2)

Limitation of liability

No reseller may be held liable under this title if such reseller accurately communicates information obtained from another consumer reporting agency to an end user or another reseller. (3)

Reseller defined

In this subsection the term reseller has the meaning given the term in section 603..