HR 3175
107th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Armed Forces and National Security
Biological warfare
Biological weapons
Chemical warfare
Chemical weapons
Collection of accounts
Commerce
Consumer credit
Consumer protection
EBB Terrorism
Fees
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Interest rates
International Affairs
Nuclear terrorism
Nuclear warfare
Nuclear weapons
Postal crimes
Late Fee Emergency Relief Act of 2001
Introduced: October 29, 2001
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Oct 29, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 29, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Late Fee Emergency Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to limit the late fee and annual percentage rate increase imposed upon a consumer credit obligation in the case of any consumer whose principal residence is located in a postal zip code designated by the Postmaster General as a biological, chemical, or radiological attack-related mail disruption area.
Requires the Postmaster General to: (1) designate such an area promptly for a 30-day period following any such mail disruption; and (2) disseminate monthly to specified agencies and publish in the Federal Register the postal zip codes designated as mail disruption areas.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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