Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., proposed bills in the US House and Senate, respectively, following the announcement that 143 million people were affected by the security breach at Equifax, one of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies. The Society for Human Resource Management reports employers would be allowed to conduct a credit check as part of an employment screen only when required by local, state or federal law or for national security clearances. The bills would also bar hiring managers from asking questions about past defaults or bankruptcies during job interviews or including questions about credit history on job applications.