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HR 6423 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Consumer credit Debt collection Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Interest, dividends, interest rates Small business Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

To provide for a temporary debt collection moratorium during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 31, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 31, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill places restrictions on the collection of debt owed by a consumer, nonprofit organization, or small business during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and the following 120 days. Among other things, debt collectors may not during this period

  • charge fees or apply a higher interest rate as a result of nonpayment,
  • commence or continue litigation to collect a debt,
  • enforce a security interest through a repossession or foreclosure,
  • report past due debt to a credit reporting agency,
  • seize assets, or
  • terminate utility service.

The bill also prohibits during this period a confession of judgment or similar agreement as a condition to a loan or extension of credit. (A confession of judgment is an agreement to a judgment of liability without notice and opportunity to be heard in court in the event of the default of a borrower.)

What's happening now March 31, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2