# 115-hr-4028: PROTECT Act of 2017

115-hr-4028, PROTECT Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4028
- Congress: 115
- Title: PROTECT Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2017-10-12
- Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology Act of 2017 or the PROTECT Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require supervision and examination of large consumer reporting agencies regarding cybersecurity measures. The bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow consumers to request a consumer reporting agency to place a security freeze on their reports. The bill includes provisions for fees and exceptions from such fees. Consumer reporting agencies may not use a consumer's Social Security number in a consumer report or as a method to identify the consumer.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-5037: Securities Fraud Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4022: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2651: Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4028 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4028)

## Related
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-5037: Securities Fraud Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5037)
- [115-hr-4022: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4022)
- [115-hr-2651: Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2651)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4028 (as of 2025-11-18).