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HR 4664 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer credit Debt collection Telephone and wireless communication

Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Practices Act

Introduced: October 11, 2019 Introduced by: Pressley, Ayanna Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Oct 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 11, 2019
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Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Practices Act

This bill prohibits the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from issuing rules that allow a debt collector to send unlimited electronic communications to a consumer. Additionally, the CFPB must report on consumer complaints about debt collection and enforcement actions taken against debt collectors.

What's happening now October 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5021 Related bill Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019
  • HR 1500 Related bill Consumers First Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4664: Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Practices Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4664/
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"H.R. 4664: Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Practices Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4664/.
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H.R. 4664, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4664/.
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