HR 97 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Servicemembers Anti-Predatory Lending Protection Act

Latest action · Apr 4, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 4, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Servicemembers Anti-Predatory Lending Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to set forth terms for consumer credit extended to a servicemember or servicemember's dependent, including terms of interest with respect to the extension of such credit.

Prohibits a creditor from imposing an annual percentage rate greater than 36 percent with respect to the consumer credit extended.

Sets forth mandatory loan disclosures, including: (1) a statement of the annual percentage rate applicable to the extension of credit; and (2) a clear description of the payment obligations.

Prohibits a creditor from automatically renewing, repaying, refinancing, or consolidating any consumer credit with the proceeds of other credit extended to a servicemember or a servicemember's dependent by the same creditor without: (1) executing new loan documentation signed by the servicemember; and (2) providing the mandatory loan disclosures.

Preempts any State or Federal law, rule, or regulation, including any State usury law, to the extent that it is inconsistent with this Act. States that this Act does not preempt any such law, rule, or regulation that provides additional protection.

Prescribes criminal penalties for violation of this Act.

Cosponsors 75

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2005 to Sep 27, 2006.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYEd WhitfieldMar 1, 2005
D-MOIke SkeltonMar 1, 2005
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Mar 1, 2005
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenMar 9, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 9, 2005
R-VAFrank R. WolfMar 15, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonMar 15, 2005
R-CAKen CalvertMar 15, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMar 15, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 15, 2005
R-TXJohn R. CarterMar 16, 2005
D-GAJohn BarrowApr 5, 2005
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoApr 5, 2005
D-TXChet EdwardsApr 13, 2005
R-VAThelma D. DrakeApr 13, 2005
D-NMTom UdallApr 27, 2005
R-CTRob SimmonsMay 3, 2005
R-MIJohn J.H. "Joe" SchwarzMay 11, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterMay 11, 2005
R-MIFred UptonMay 23, 2005
D-CABob FilnerJun 13, 2005
D-CADiane E. WatsonJun 13, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoJun 13, 2005
R-FLMark FoleyJun 13, 2005
R-FLKatherine HarrisJun 14, 2005
R-TXMichael T. McCaulJun 14, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 15, 2005
D-CAHilda L. SolisJun 16, 2005
R-OKTom ColeJun 24, 2005
R-FLJohn L. MicaJun 29, 2005
R-GACharles W. NorwoodJun 30, 2005
R-LARodney AlexanderJun 30, 2005
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Jul 18, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisJul 19, 2005
D-TXAl GreenJul 20, 2005
D-OHMarcy KapturJul 20, 2005
R-INDan BurtonJul 21, 2005
R-ILJohn ShimkusJul 21, 2005
R-ILMark KirkJul 22, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettJul 25, 2005
R-NELee TerryJul 26, 2005
D-ARMarion BerryJul 26, 2005
R-WADavid G. ReichertJul 28, 2005
D-ARVic SnyderJul 28, 2005
D-NCDavid E. PriceSep 7, 2005
R-NJJim SaxtonSep 14, 2005
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzSep 22, 2005
D-NYBrian HigginsSep 27, 2005
D-WANorman D. DicksSep 27, 2005
D-NCBrad MillerOct 6, 2005
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOct 6, 2005
R-PAPhil EnglishOct 18, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOct 18, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOct 25, 2005
D-TXGene GreenNov 3, 2005
R-CAElton GalleglyMar 1, 2006
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.Mar 1, 2006
D-CASam FarrMar 1, 2006
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungMar 8, 2006
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMar 8, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Mar 9, 2006
D-OHTed StricklandMar 28, 2006
D-NDEarl PomeroyApr 25, 2006
R-FLJeff MillerApr 25, 2006
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnJun 28, 2006
D-TXRuben HinojosaJun 28, 2006
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 29, 2006
D-PARobert A. BradyJul 10, 2006
R-KYRon LewisJul 10, 2006
R-MOJo Ann EmersonJul 12, 2006
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickJul 17, 2006
R-MTDenny RehbergSep 6, 2006
D-MDElijah E. CummingsSep 6, 2006
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezSep 13, 2006
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloSep 27, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 4, 2005
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Referred Apr 4, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  2. Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Jan 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish requirements with respect to the terms of consumer credit extended by a creditor to a servicemember or the dependent of a servicemember, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Servicemembers Anti-Predatory Lending Protection Act

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House

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