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Chuck Schumer: I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read three times and passed and that the motion to reconsider be…

On the recordDecember 16, 2024
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read three times and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 5543) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 5543 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Credit for American Hostages Act''. SEC. 2. ADVERSE INFORMATION ABOUT CONSUMERS UNLAWFULLY OR WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD OR HELD HOSTAGE ABROAD. (a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 605C the following: ``Sec. 605D. Adverse information about consumers unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered consumer.--The term `covered consumer' means an individual who has been-- ``(A) a United States national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, as determined under section 302(a) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741(a)); or ``(B) a United States national taken hostage abroad, as determined by the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell established by section 304 that Act (22 U.S.C. 1741b).…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Dec 16, 2024

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