HR 1657
117th 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 2021
Introduced: March 8, 2021
Introduced by:
Pressley, Ayanna
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2021
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
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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