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H.R. 5013 116th Congress House

Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act

Official title: To apply the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to small businesses to the same extent as such Act applies to consumers, to require the Director of the Bureau … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To apply the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to small businesses to the same extent as such Act applies to consumers, to require the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to define "small business" for purposes of such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer Financial Protection BureauConsumer creditDebt collectionSmall business
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 540.
Dec 16, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-656.
Nov 14, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 23.
Nov 14, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 13, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Nov 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 16, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 540.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act

This bill applies consumer debt collection protections to small businesses, including protections regarding debt collection methods and third-party debt collection.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2884 Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5013: Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5013/
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"H.R. 5013: Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5013/.
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H.R. 5013, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5013/.
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