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Preventing Racial Profiling in Lending Act

H.R. 1817 · 118th Congress · Mar 27, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit Federal agencies from requiring lenders to estimate a borrower’s race or ethnicity via visual observation or surname.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Preventing Racial Profiling in Lending Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on estimating race or ethnicity

A Federal agency may not require any person or entity, when extending credit, to estimate a borrower’s race or ethnicity via visual observation or surname.