Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/11/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-11Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- 2021-06-11Introduced in House
- 2021-06-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-11 (00)
Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2021
This bill establishes requirements related to breaches of data belonging to small businesses.
Specifically, a consumer reporting agency must promptly report any breach of nonpublic small business data. In the event of a breach, a consumer reporting agency may not charge a small business for a credit report. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the economic harm to small businesses resulting from data breaches at consumer reporting agencies.
Subjects
- Business records
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer credit
- Credit and credit markets
- Government studies and investigations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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