US Congress House Bill 1521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to: (1) cover debt owed to a state, and (2) specify that existing limits on civil damages awarded for abusive practices by a debt collector shall be adjusted for inflation. A court may award injunctive relief for violations of the Act. The Department of the Treasury may not contract with any debt collector or other private party to recoup overpayments of disaster assistance made to an individual or household by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act

Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2017-03-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1521/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1521/BILLS-115hr1521ih.pdf