HR 5021
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
Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019
Introduced: November 8, 2019
Introduced by:
Pressley, Ayanna
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-418.
Mar 19, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
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
Plain-English summary
Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019
This bill prohibits a debt collector from sending electronic communications to a consumer without the consumer's consent. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may not issue rules that allow a debt collector to send unlimited electronic communications. Additionally, the CFPB must report on consumer complaints about electronic communications and enforcement actions taken against debt collectors.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
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