# 115-hr-5692: Promoting Access to Justice through Unclaimed Deposits Act of 2018

115-hr-5692, Promoting Access to Justice through Unclaimed Deposits Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5692
- Congress: 115
- Title: Promoting Access to Justice through Unclaimed Deposits Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2018-05-07
- Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Access to Justice through Unclaimed Deposits Act of 2018 This bill requires financial institutions to deposit unclaimed funds into an interest- or dividend-bearing account. The interest or dividend generated from such a deposit must be transferred to an appropriate state account that also holds the interest generated from lawyer trust accounts.

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5692 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5692)

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- [115-hr-7212: Violence Against Women Health Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7212)
- [115-hr-7193: To amend the VA MISSION Act of 2018 to expand the veterans healing veterans med…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7193)
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- [115-hr-7105: Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7105)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5692 (as of 2025-11-18).