H.R. 1345: Protect Children from Theft Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-02 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Protect Children from Theft Act of 2017

Plain summary

Protect Children from Theft Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer reporting agency, upon request by the legal guardian or custodian of a minor consumer, to either create a blocked credit report for the minor or convert the minor's existing report to blocked status. With respect to a minor's blocked report, a consumer reporting agency: (1) must block the input of any information, except with permission from the minor's legal guardian or custodian; and (2) may not provide any person with a consumer report of the minor. A consumer reporting agency shall: (1) upon request by a minor's legal guardian or custodian, or on the minor's 18th birthday, unblock the minor's blocked report; and (2) if a minor consumer was a victim of fraud or identity theft before the minor's 18th birthday, include an alert statement in the minor's unblocked report. With respect to a minor consumer who was a victim of fraud or identity theft prior to the minor's 18th birthday, a consumer reporting agency may not charge a fee to create, convert, or unblock the minor's report. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must establish specified procedures related to the bill's implementation.

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Official text

Protect Children from Theft Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · 3 cosponsors

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Katherine M. Clark (D-MA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1345.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1345 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115