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                                                 Union Calendar No. 133
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2808

                          [Report No. 119-166]

 To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prevent consumer reporting 
agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2025

Mr. Rose (for himself, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Nunn 
  of Iowa, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. Amo, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
Ogles, Mr. Steil, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, 
Mr. Timmons, Mr. Bergman, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. 
   Cleaver, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Fields, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Scott 
    Franklin of Florida, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Ms. 
  Pettersen, Mr. Guest, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

                             June 20, 2025

   Additional sponsors: Mrs. McClain, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mrs. 
  Beatty, Mr. Crow, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Ezell, Ms. De La 
 Cruz, Mr. Flood, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. 
Bishop, Mr. Foster, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Alford, Mr. Mrvan, 
Mr. Grothman, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Webster 
of Florida, Mr. Case, Mr. Kiley of California, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Davidson, 
   Mr. Finstad, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. 
    Donalds, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Mann, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Burchett, Mr. 
   Gottheimer, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Meeks, Ms. McBride, Mr. 
 Schmidt, Mr. Cline, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Fleischmann, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. 
Sorensen, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Smucker, Ms. Craig, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Downing, 
   Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Norman, Ms. Bynum, Ms. Ross, Mr. 
  Sessions, Mr. Liccardo, Mr. Tiffany, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. 
      Cloud, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Schneider, and Mrs. Hinson

                             June 20, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                               10, 2025]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prevent consumer reporting 
agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances, 
                        and for other purposes.


 


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

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PRESCREENING REPORT REQUESTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 604(c) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1681b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Treatment of prescreening report requests.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Credit union.--The term `credit 
                        union' means a Federal credit union or a State 
                        credit union, as those terms are defined, 
                        respectively, in section 101 of the Federal 
                        Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752).
                            ``(ii) Insured depository institution.--The 
                        term `insured depository institution' has the 
                        meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
                        Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
                        1813(c)).
                            ``(iii) Residential mortgage loan.--The 
                        term `residential mortgage loan' has the 
                        meaning given the term in section 1503 of the 
                        S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (12 
                        U.S.C. 5102).
                            ``(iv) Servicer.--The term `servicer' has 
                        the meaning given the term in section 6(i) of 
                        the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 
                        1974 (12 U.S.C. 2605(i)).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--If a person requests a consumer 
                report from a consumer reporting agency in connection 
                with a credit transaction involving a residential 
                mortgage loan, that agency may not, based in whole or 
                in part on that request, furnish a consumer report to 
                another person under this subsection unless--
                            ``(i) the transaction consists of a firm 
                        offer of credit or insurance; and
                            ``(ii) that other person--
                                    ``(I) has submitted documentation 
                                to that agency certifying that such 
                                other person has, pursuant to paragraph 
                                (1)(A), the authorization of the 
                                consumer to whom the consumer report 
                                relates; or
                                    ``(II)(aa) has originated a current 
                                residential mortgage loan of the 
                                consumer to whom the consumer report 
                                relates;
                                    ``(bb) is the servicer of a current 
                                residential mortgage loan of the 
                                consumer to whom the consumer report 
                                relates; or
                                    ``(cc)(AA) is an insured depository 
                                institution or credit union; and
                                    ``(BB) holds a current account for 
                                the consumer to whom the consumer 
                                report relates.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on 
the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. GAO STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
carry out a study on the value of trigger leads received by text 
message that includes input from State regulatory agencies, mortgage 
lenders, depository institutions (as defined in section 3 of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)), consumer reporting 
agencies (as defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1681a)), and consumers.
    (b) Report.--Not later than the end of the 12-month period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to Congress a report containing any findings and 
determinations made in the study required by subsection (a).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 133

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2808

                          [Report No. 119-166]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prevent consumer reporting 
agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 20, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed