Servicemembers Credit Protection Act

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.

3/20/2007--Introduced.
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.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
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Committees

• House Financial Services
• 3 more
  • House Veterans' Affairs
  • House Veterans' Affairs
  • House Financial Services
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1598

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 20, 2007

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• Jun 21, 2007: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Apr 13, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
• Mar 23, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
• Mar 20, 2007: Referred to House Financial Services
• Mar 20, 2007: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
• Mar 20, 2007: 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.
• Introduced on Mar 20, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Veterans
• Armed forces
• Armed forces abroad
• Business
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• Collection of accounts
• Consumer credit
• Consumer protection
• Consumers
• Contracts
• Credit bureaus
• Criminal justice
• Defense policy
• Eviction
• Finance
• Fines (Penalties)
• Foreclosure
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Housing
• Instalment plan
• 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

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July 05, 2007 Lawmakers consider credit protection for troops

Israel, the sponsor of HR 1598, the consumer credit reporting bill, said he wants to ease the burden on deployed troops and their families. ...

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