Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
Latest action · Apr 22, 2021 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2021
- Passed HouseApr 20, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
This bill prohibits a debt collector from representing to service members that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in a reduction of rank, a revocation of security clearance, or military prosecution. The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of this prohibition on the timely delivery of information to service members, military readiness, and national security.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2021 to Apr 19, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 19, 2021 |
Committees 3
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 Mar 2, 2021 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2021 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2021 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Apr 20, 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 330, proceedings on H.R. 1491 are considered vacated.
- Apr 20, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 330, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 367; H.R. 370; H.R. 396; H.R. 397, as amended; H.R. 408; H.R. 490; H.R. 965, as amended; H.R. 1251, as amended; H.R. 1395; H.R. 1491; H.R. 1528; H.R. 1532; H.R. 1565; H.R. 1602; and H.R. 2523, as amended; and the following resolution was agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 124, as amended. (consideration: CR H1979-1994; text: CR H1988)
- Apr 19, 2021Ms. Pressley moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 19, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1908-1909; text: CR H1908)
- Apr 19, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1491.
- Apr 19, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2021Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1979Text printed H1988 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Apr 20, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1908, H1909Text printed H1908 | Ayanna Pressley D-MA, Madeleine Dean D-PA, Patrick T. McHenry R-NC, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Apr 19, 2021 |
| House | Notices H1116Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1491, Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act | John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Mar 8, 2021 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 39, March 2, 2021, page H1015.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46983 | Military Families and Financial Readiness | Report | Jan 12, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer credit
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Debt collection
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Military law
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military readiness
- National Guard and reserves
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2021Referred in Senate
- Apr 20, 2021Engrossed in House
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
