HR 2135 117th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Consumer credit Debt collection

Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act

Introduced: March 23, 2021 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov

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Mar 23, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Mar 23, 2021

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act

This bill prohibits a debt collector from collecting a consumer debt if the applicable statute of limitations has expired.

What's happening now March 23, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Mar 23, 2021

Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria

New York · Mar 23, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2135: Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2135/

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"H.R. 2135: Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2135/.

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H.R. 2135, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2135/.

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