H.R. 5244 - Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008
- Sponsor:
- Carolyn Maloney
- Summary:
- To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on September 23, 2008
PASSED on September 23, 2008.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 312
voted NO: 112
9 voted present/not voting
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008
H.R. 5244 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Keywords
- credit card, interest rates
- Summary
- To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Learn More
- At OpenCongress
- Title
- To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008
- Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008
- Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- Carolyn Maloney
- Co-Sponsors
- Grace Napolitano
- Edward Markey
- Madeleine Bordallo
- Bob Filner
- Eni Faleomavaega
- R. Miller
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Silvestre Reyes
- Dennis Kucinich
- Jerrold Nadler
- George Butterfield
- Paul Kanjorski
- Gene Green
- James McGovern
- John Tierney
- John Conyers
- Henry Cuellar
- Raúl Grijalva
- Yvette Clarke
- Walter Jones
- William Delahunt
- Michael Arcuri
- Solomon Ortiz
- Eliot Engel
- Nita Lowey
- Charles Rangel
- Eleanor Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Lincoln Davis
- Sam Farr
- Alcee Hastings
- Melvin Watt
- Jackie Speier
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse Jackson
- Michael McNulty
- Michael Capuano
- Nancy Boyda
- Anna Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- Gary Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- David Obey
- Jerry McNerney
- James Marshall
- Timothy Walz
- Edolphus Towns
- Christopher Shays
- Hilda Solis
- Rush Holt
- Charles Gonzalez
- Mark Udall
- Linda Sánchez
- Bruce Braley
- Dale Kildee
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen Lynch
- David Wu
- Sanford Bishop
- Donald Payne
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Bennie Thompson
- Doris Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Fortney Stark
- Nick Rahall
- André Carson
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James Langevin
- Robert Andrews
- Loretta Sanchez
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Corrine Brown
- David Loebsack
- Ben Chandler
- Joe Courtney
- Frank Pallone
- Henry Johnson
- Neil Abercrombie
- Rosa DeLauro
- John Dingell
- John Yarmuth
- Kendrick Meek
- Betty McCollum
- Gene Taylor
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- Tammy Baldwin
- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Maxine Waters
- Phil Hare
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Israel
- Maurice Hinchey
- Louise Slaughter
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Lloyd Doggett
- Janice Schakowsky
- José Serrano
- Xavier Becerra
- Peter Welch
- Marcy Kaptur
- Wm. Clay
- John Barrow
- Russ Carnahan
- Mazie Hirono
- Jim Cooper
- Jay Inslee
- Chris Van Hollen
- Niki Tsongas
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Baca
- Albio Sires
- Danny Davis
- Brad Sherman
- Betty Sutton
- John Sarbanes
- Richard Neal
- William Jefferson
- Bart Stupak
- Michael Honda
- Brian Higgins
- Robert Brady
- James Moran
- Eddie Johnson
- John Murtha
- Elijah Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Leonard Boswell
- Stephanie Jones
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Sander Levin
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Luis Gutierrez
- Lois Capps
- Brian Baird
- Henry Waxman
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Peter DeFazio
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Bill Pascrell
- George Miller
- Subjects
- Finance
- Business
- Consumer credit
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Consumers
- Contracts
- Credit cards
- Debtor and creditor
- Fees
- Financial statements
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Interest rates
- Standards
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/07/2008 Referred to Committee Passed House 9/23/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 5244 Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008 9/23/2008 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 198 voted YES 219 voted NO 16 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 5244 Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008 9/23/2008 This bill PASSED the House 312 voted YES 112 voted NO 9 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 2/07/2008 2/07/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 4/17/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. 4/17/2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 7/31/2008 Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Discharged. 7/31/2008 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 7/31/2008 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 27. 9/17/2008 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-857. Put on a legislative calendar 9/17/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 554. 9/22/2008 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1476 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5244 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. 9/23/2008 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 9/23/2008 Mr. Castle moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services. 9/23/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castle motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a new section providing a trigger for enactment. 9/23/2008 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. select this vote Vote 9/23/2008 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 5244 Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008 currently selected House Vote on Passage 9/23/2008 On Passage - House - H.R. 5244 Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008 9/24/2008 Rule H. Res. 1476 passed House. 9/24/2008 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5244 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. 9/24/2008 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1476. 9/24/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5244. 9/24/2008 Received in the Senate. 10/02/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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