Servicemembers’ Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act
This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to improve credit monitoring protections for military families. It updates definitions to clarify that "uniformed services member consumer" includes active military members, their spouses, and dependent children aged 18 or older. The Federal Trade Commission must issue rules implementing these changes within one year, with the new definitions taking effect one year after those rules are finalized. The bill directly affects service members and their eligible family members by ensuring credit reporting systems recognize their specific status.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2024
Senate Passage
Nov 2024
House Passage
President
Introduced Apr 26, 2023
Last action Nov 15, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Nov 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6567)
upper
Nov 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Nov 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
Co
Steve Daines
RRepublican
Co
Thomas R. Carper
DDemocratic
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