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HR 5674 118th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector

Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act

Introduced: September 22, 2023 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 22, 2023
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Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act

This bill prohibits a debt collector from threatening a service member with a reduction of rank, revocation of their security clearance, or military prosecution in the course of collecting a debt. The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of this prohibition on the timely delivery of information to service members, military readiness, and national security.

What's happening now September 22, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Sep 22, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5674: Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5674/
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"H.R. 5674: Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5674/.
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H.R. 5674, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5674/.
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