Fair Debt Collection Practices Improvement Act of 2001
Latest action · Jun 18, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Broadens prescriptions governing debtor's civil liability to include a series of class actions arising out of the same violations by the same debt collector.
Disallows recovery of legal fees that accrue after the date of a consumer's refusal of a debt collector's settlement offer which is greater than or equal to the final judgment award (including participants in a class action or series of class actions).
Requires the court to consider the amount of actual damages awarded when it determines the amount of liability.
Declares that a debt collector shall not be liable if the preponderance of the evidence shows that the violation resulted from good faith compliance with either Federal or State rules of civil procedure, or with a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2001 to Sep 4, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Original | May 25, 2001 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jul 11, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| R-CO | Bob Schaffer | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Oct 2, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Oct 2, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Nov 28, 2001 | |
| R-CO | Scott McInnis | Feb 26, 2002 | |
| R-GA | Bob Barr | Feb 27, 2002 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | Mar 5, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Mar 12, 2002 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Mar 12, 2002 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Apr 18, 2002 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 9, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 9, 2002 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | May 22, 2002 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | May 22, 2002 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | May 22, 2002 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Jun 11, 2002 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 13, 2002 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Jun 13, 2002 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Jul 25, 2002 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jul 25, 2002 | |
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | Sep 4, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 25, 2001 |
| Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee | Referred Jun 18, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
- May 25, 2001Introduced in House
- May 25, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-34 | H.R. 7, THE ``COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ACT OF 2001''215 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jun 14, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act with regard to liability for noncompliance, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Improvement Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil procedure
- Class actions (Civil procedure)
- Collection of accounts
- Commerce
- Consumer credit
- Consumer protection
- Damages
- Debtor and creditor
- Evidence (Law)
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Foreclosure
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Law
- Legal fees
- Liability (Law)
- State courts
- State laws
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2001Introduced in House
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