H.R. 1817 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1817 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2023Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, and Mr. Hill) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prohibit Federal agencies from requiring lenders to estimate a borrower’s race or ethnicity via visual observation or surname. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Racial Profiling in Lending Act. 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.