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S. 2884 116th Congress Senate

Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act

Official title: A bill to apply the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to small business debt to the same extent as such Act applies to consumers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 18, 2019 Introduced by: Ron Wyden Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer Financial Protection BureauConsumer creditDebt collectionSmall business
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Nov 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 18, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 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
  • HR 5013 Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2884: Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2884/
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"S. 2884: Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2884/.
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S. 2884, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2884/.
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