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Fair Credit for American Hostages Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-20
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Christopher A. Coons
Christopher A. Coons
Democrat · DE · Senator
Votes with party: 81.5% (863 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (6)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2025-02-20

Source: Congress.gov

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Plain-English Summary

Fair Credit for American Hostages Act of 2025 This bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from including adverse credit information on a consumer's credit report from an event that occurred during a time when that consumer was held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Finance and Financial Sector
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