District of Columbia Council Period 24 Status: Enacted

PR 24-0545 — Public Health Emergency Credit Alert Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2022

Last action — Resolution R24-0366, Effective from Jan 18, 2022 Published in DC Register Page 000659

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Plain-language change summary

The updated bill has been revised to emphasize the urgent need for consumers to be able to indicate on their credit reports that they were financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It also adds information highlighting the unequal economic impact of the pandemic, particularly on Black and Latino households, stressing the importance of these protections. This change matters because it acknowledges ongoing disparities and aims to ensure better support for vulnerable communities as they recover from the crisis.

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______________________________ Councilmember Robert C.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 24-366 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA January 18, 2022 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend Chapter 38 of Title of the District of Columbia Official Code to allow consumers to request that credit reporting agencies include a statement with their credit reports to indicate they were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
White, Jr.
4 6 8 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION ______ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________ To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to allow consumers to request that credit reporting agencies include a statement with their credit reports to indicate they were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Within these measures, the Council included provisions to require credit reporting agencies to allow consumers to include a statement with their credit reports that indicates they were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Within these measures, the Council included provisions to require credit reporting agencies to allow consumers to include a statement with their credit reports that indicates they were financially impacted by the COVID- pandemic.
These provisions protected DC residents by allowing them to include the statement with their credit reports whenever their credit report was requested and prohibited some users of credit reports from considering adverse information that occurred during the protected me period.
These provisions protected District residents by allowing them to include the statement with their credit reports whenever their credit report was requested and prohibited some users of credit reports from considering adverse information that occurred during the protected time period.
If a resident’s credit score was negatively impacted due to hardships related to the pandemic, their recovery from the pandemic will be much more difficult.
If a District resident’s credit score was negatively impacted due to hardships related to the pandemic, their recovery from the pandemic will be much more difficult.
(c) The protections described in subsection were included in the Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2021, which expire on February 4, 2022.
(c) The protections described in subsection (a) of this section were included in the Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2021, effective June 24, 2021 (D.C.
Permanent legislation was introduced on December 2, 2021.
Law 24-9;
Emergency legislation is necessary to ensure that the protection remains in effect while the Council considers the permanent measure.
68 DCR 4824), which expires on February 4, 2022.
Permanent legislation was introduced ENROLLED ORIGINAL on December 2, 2021.
Emergency legislation is necessary to ensure that these protections remain in effect while the Council considers the permanent measure.
DC residents have made requests to include these statements with their credit reports.
District residents have made requests to include these statements with their credit reports.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Public Health Emergency Credit Alert Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 must be adopted after a single reading.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Public Health Emergency Credit Alert Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R24-0366, Effective from Jan 18, 2022 Published in DC Register Page 000659

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R24-0366

  3. Final Reading

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR24-0545 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Elissa Silverman — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Mary Cheh — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Yea

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