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Financial Data Protection Act of 2006

HR 3997

By Kathy Gill, About.com

Aug 22 2006

The Financial Data Protection Act of 2006 amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act in areas relating to data security.

The bill (text - pdf) was introduced 6 October 2005. There are two reports from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. PDFs: Report 1, Report 2

News, Analysis
:: Identity v Credit ... and States v Feds

Co-Sponsors

  • Rep. Bean, Melissa L. (IL-8) - 3/29/2006
  • Rep. Biggert, Judy (IL-13) - 11/17/2005
  • Rep. Castle, Michael N. (DE) - 10/6/2005
  • Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel (MO-5) - 3/29/2006
  • Rep. Foley, Mark (FL-16) - 4/4/2006
  • Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. (OH-5) - 10/26/2005
  • Rep. Harris, Katherine (FL-13) - 10/26/2005
  • Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben (TX-15) - 5/25/2006
  • Rep. Holden, Tim (PA-17) - 5/25/2006
  • Rep. Hooley, Darlene (OR-5) - 10/6/2005
  • Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. (NC-3) - 10/26/2005
  • Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. (MN-6) - 10/26/2005
  • Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. (MI-11) - 4/4/2006
  • Rep. McHugh, John M. (NY-23) - 3/29/2006
  • Rep. Moore, Dennis (KS-3) - 10/6/2005
  • Rep. Ney, Robert W. (OH-18) - 2/15/2006
  • Rep. Pearce, Stevan (NM-2) - 11/17/2005
  • Rep. Price, Tom (GA-6) - 3/29/2006
  • Rep. Pryce, Deborah (OH-15) - 10/6/2005
  • Rep. Renzi, Rick (AZ-1) - 11/3/2005
  • Rep. Scott, David (GA-13) - 3/29/2006
  • Rep. Shays, Christopher (CT-4) - 3/2/2006
  • Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. (OH-12) - 10/26/2005
  • Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (VA-10) - 4/4/2006

There is an alternative bill, HR 4127, which the committee reported out in May. PDFs: bill text[link] and committee reports, [link url=/library/pdf/hr_4127_report_1.pdf]report 1[link], [link url=/library/pdf/hr_4127_report_2.pdf]report 2[link], [link url=/library/pdf/hr_4127_report_3.pdf]report 3[link].

HR 3997 Bill Summaries:
:: [link url=hr3997_bill_2.htm]Summary No. 1

:: Summary No. 2
:: Summary No. 3

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