3.0.0 3948 2023-01-11T13:44:07Z 2023-01-11T13:44:07Z House HR 2019-07-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEEKS:H.R. 3948.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause[Page H7378]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Reported by 2020-12-16T22:34:40Z Markup by 2019-11-14T15:36:33Z Referred to 2019-07-24T14:03:20Z H. Rept. 116-658 2020-12-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00542 2020-12-16 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-658. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2020-12-16 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-658. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2019-11-14 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 23. Committee 2019-11-14 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-11-13 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2019-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 N O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2019-09-25 False P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2019-09-26 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2019-09-26 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2019-09-26 False 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 2019-07-24 Introduced in House 2020-05-22T15:43:07Z Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act

This bill applies certain consumer protections regarding debt collection to debt owed to a state. It also specifies that existing limits on civil damages awarded for abusive practices by a debt collector must be adjusted for inflation.

A court may award injunctive relief for certain debt collection violations.

The Department of the Treasury may not contract with any debt collector or other private party to recoup overpayments of certain disaster assistance made to an individual or household by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

]]> 07 2020-12-16 Reported to House 2020-12-22T15:01:56Z Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act

This bill applies certain consumer protections regarding debt collection to debt owed to a state. It also specifies that existing limits on civil damages awarded for abusive practices by a debt collector must be adjusted for inflation.

A court may award injunctive relief for certain debt collection violations.

The Department of the Treasury may not contract with any debt collector or other private party to recoup overpayments of certain disaster assistance made to an individual or household by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), except in cases of fraud or deceit.

]]> 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. Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Reported to House Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act H House Reported in House RH Reported in House 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3948rh/xml/BILLS-116hr3948rh.xml Introduced in House 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3948ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3948ih.xml 2020-12-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542. 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.