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15 U.S.C. 1681c: Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports
Created in 1970 by Public Law 90-321. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 1681b, 15 U.S.C. 1681e, 15 U.S.C. 1681g, 15 U.S.C. 1681n, 15 U.S.C. 1681t.
5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Trade Commission (2), Federal Reserve System (1), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (1).
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2018
- Pub. L. 115–174 added pars. (7) and (8). (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a), (8)
2010
- Pub. L. 111–203, §1088(a)(5), substituted ", in consultation with the Federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal Trade Commission," for "with respect to the entities that are subject to their respective enforcement authority under section … (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §1088(a)(2)(D), substituted "The Bureau shall" for "The Federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Commission shall jointly". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
2003
- Pub. L. 108–159, §811(c)(1), substituted "(1) Cases" for "(1) cases". (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 108–159, §811(c)(2)(A), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 105–347, §5(1). See 1998 Amendment note below. (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 108–159, §412(b), added par. (6). (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 108–159, §412(c), substituted "The provisions of paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a)" for "The provisions of subsection (a)" in introductory provisions. (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 108–159, §212(d), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2). (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 108–159, §113, added subsec. (g). (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 108–159, §315, added subsec. (h). (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003) Law text · (h)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–347, §5(1), as amended by Pub. L. 108–159, §811(c)(2)(A), substituted "Civil suits, civil judgments, and records of arrest that" for "Suits and judgments which". (Consumer Reporting Employment Clarification Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 105–347, §5(2)–(4), redesignated par. (6) as (5), inserted ", other than records of convictions of crimes" after "of information", and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: "Records of arrest, indictment, or conviction of crime which, from date of dispositio… (Consumer Reporting Employment Clarification Act of 1998) Law text · (a), (6)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–208, §2406(e)(1), amended section catchline. (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text
- Pub. L. 104–208, §2406(a)(1), inserted heading. (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §2406(a)(2), substituted "$150,000" for "$50,000" in pars. (1) and (2) and "$75,000" for "$20,000" in par. (3). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §2406(b), added subsec. (c). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §2406(c), added subsec. (d). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 104–208, §2406(d), added subsecs. (e) and (f). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (e), (f)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–598 substituted "cases under title 11 or under the Bankruptcy Act that, from the date of entry of the order for relief or the date of adjudication, as the case may be, antedate the report by more than 10 years" for "Bankruptcies which, from date of adjudication of the mos… · (a)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.