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A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance the protection of credit ratings of members of the reserve component who serve on active duty in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes. 11/5/2007--Passed House amended.    (There is 1 other summary) National Heroes Credit Protection Act - Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to authorize a member of the reserves who is deployed outside the United States for 180 days or more in support of a contingency operation (servicemember) to request that a consumer reporting agency (CRA) include in that servicemember's file a military service deployment explanation (explanation) with respect to an account that was opened by the servicemember before such deployment. Requires: (1) a reseller of credit reporting information to include in any report on a servicemember any explanation placed in such servicemember's file by another CRA; and (2) any user of a [...]

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  • 11/06/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • 11/05/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 513.
  • 11/05/2007 - Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 11/05/2007 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12471-12472)
  • 11/05/2007 - At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

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