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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8141

Introduced

Fair Credit Reporting Reseller Accuracy Act

Sponsor
RMichael Lawler· New York
Introduced
March 27, 2026
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.June 30, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8141 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8141

To 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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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 27, 2026

Mr. Lawler (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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A BILL

To 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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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.''.
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