HR-1457 : Still Just a Bill

Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 or the MOBILE Act of 2017

This bill authorizes a financial institution, with an individual's consent, to record personal information from a swipe or copy of an individual's driver's license or personal identification card and store the information electronically for the purpose of verifying the authenticity of the driver's license or identification card, verifying the identity of the individual, or complying with legal requirements.

Financial institutions must not sell, rent, transfer, or make such information available to another person, other than an affiliate.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-01-30IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Senate
2018-01-29FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2018-01-29VoteOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 8 (Roll no. 46). (text: CR H644)House floor actions
2018-01-29FloorConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H653-654)House floor actions
2018-01-29FloorAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.House floor actions
2018-01-29FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1457.House floor actions
2018-01-29FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H644-645)House floor actions
2018-01-29FloorMr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
2018-01-22CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.House floor actions
2018-01-22CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-523.House floor actions
2017-12-13CommitteeOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 60 - 0.House committee actions
2017-12-13CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2017-12-12CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2017-07-12CommitteeHearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.House committee actions
2017-03-09IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.House floor actions
2017-03-09IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress