SCAM Debt Act
Latest action · Feb 21, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing Consumers Against Misrepresented Debt Act of 2020 or the SCAM Debt Act
This bill provides additional requirements for debt collectors when taking legal action to collect a debt. Among other things, debt collectors must provide advance notice to the consumer of the intent to take legal action, and provide in the initial pleading certain evidence regarding the debt and a sworn affidavit stating that the statute of limitations has not expired.
The bill also sets forth additional information a debt collector must provide to a consumer regarding the debt.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 21, 2020 to Jun 18, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 21, 2020 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 21, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 23, 2020 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 23, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 5, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 18, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 21, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
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- Feb 21, 2020Introduced in House
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