3.0.0 4347 2023-01-11T13:32:18Z 2023-01-11T13:32:18Z House HR 2016-01-07 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEEKS:H.R. 4347.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H176]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-01-07T15:01:10Z 2016-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2016-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 N Finance and Financial Sector Civil actions and liability Debt collection Disaster relief and insurance Inflation and prices Public contracts and procurement Finance and Financial Sector 00 2016-01-07 Introduced in House 2016-04-25T15:10:49Z Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act

This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to:

  • cover debt owed to a state, and
  • require the Consumer Financial Protection Board to prescribe a percentage increase based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in order to index annually for inflation civil damages awarded for abusive practices by a debt collector.

The bill also empowers the court to 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 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 Display Title Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to extend the provisions of that Act to cover a debt collector who is collecting debt owed to a State or local government, to index award amounts under such Act for inflation, to provide for civil injunctive relief for violations of such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act Introduced in House 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4347ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4347ih.xml 2016-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.