US Congress Senate Bill 575 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to apply that Act's restrictions to collectors of debt owed to a federal agency. A federal agency that is a creditor may not sell or transfer a debt to a debt collector until 90 days after the obligation arises. Specified notice to the consumer of such a sale or transfer is required. A collector of debt owed to a federal agency may not collect any interest, fee, charge, or expense that is: (1) unreasonable in relation to actual costs, (2) not authorized by a contract between the debt collector and the federal agency, or (3) greater than 10% of the amount collected. The Government Accountability Office shall study and report to Congress on the use of debt collectors by federal, state, and local government agencies.

Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2017

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

HB864 (Related) 2017-07-12 - Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/575/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s575/BILLS-115s575is.pdf