HR 3891 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Bill Payment Grace Period Act of 2001

Introduced Mar 7, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Brad Sherman D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 18, 2002 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.

IntroducedMar 7, 2002
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bill Payment Grace Period Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit creditors from taking action that is adverse to the interests of a consumer with respect to certain payments that are due in or shortly after the period of a disruption of the mail resulting from a national emergency.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to designate (and extend up to seven additional days) a grace period for the making of debt payments by mail in such circumstances.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 7, 2002.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MA	Barney Frank	Original	Mar 7, 2002
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney	Original	Mar 7, 2002
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega	Original	Mar 7, 2002
D-PA	Frank Mascara	Original	Mar 7, 2002
R-NY	John M. McHugh	Original	Mar 7, 2002
D-CA	Michael M. Honda	Original	Mar 7, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 18, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Mar 7, 2002Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

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