Empowering States' Right To Protect Consumers Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 15, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Empowering States' Right To Protect Consumers Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth In Lending Act to limit the annual percentage rate (APR) applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the state in which the consumer resides.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2009 to Jun 4, 2009, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 11, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Jun 4, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 15, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2009Introduced in Senate
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