House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Fair Credit Reporting Reseller Accuracy Act
Official title: 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2026
- Committee actionJun 30, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 1, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 689.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8141.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8141, Fair Credit Reporting Reseller Accuracy Act” on October 8, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on September 1, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62844
- CBO publication date
- October 8, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8141, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8141
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-789 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on September 1, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 1, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/789
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8141, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8141
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LAWLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 58, March 27, 2026, Page H2790):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 27, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8141, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8141
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1c76c329b8254a5028e89c885155c4bbcc7f3083a1b313cc60b3e93bb7b51f5f
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Ann Wagner (R-MO).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.