July 17, 2025
Mr. Turner of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
To prohibit covered entities from requiring consumers to solely use digital monthly statements, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Against Paperless and Electronic Requirements Act
or the PAPER Act
.
Sec. 2. Requirement
(a) In general
Each covered entity shall offer each consumer of such entity the option of receiving paper copies of their monthly statements.
(b) Prohibition
A covered entity may not condition the use of any services offered by such entity on the sole use of digital monthly statements by a consumer.
(c) Definitions
(1) Depository institution
The term depository institution has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Act.
(2) Credit union
The term credit union has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act.
(3) Covered entity
The term covered entity means a depository institution or a credit union.