House Bill 6576
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Stop Overdraft Profiteering during COVID–19 Emergency Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 21, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6576
Congress
116
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Stop Overdraft Profiteering during COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020
This bill suspends, during a major disaster or emergency declaration and for 120 days after the end of the incident period, certain penalties applicable to consumer transaction accounts. During such a period, depository institutions are prohibited from
- charging checking-account penalties (i.e., non-sufficient fund fees and overdraft coverage fees), or
- reporting a consumer's overdraft use to a credit reporting agency.
April 21, 2020
04/21/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
04/21/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:09 PM