3.0.0 819 2022-11-01T15:02:56Z 2022-11-01T15:02:56Z House HR 2019-01-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 17 (Monday, January 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TED LIEU of California:H.R. 819.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section VIII[Page H1243]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2019-01-29T20:50:42Z Referred to 2019-01-28T17:03:00Z 2019-01-29 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Committee 2019-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 N G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-01-28 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Civil actions and liability Contracts and agency Credit and credit markets Debt collection Executive agency funding and structure Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Interest, dividends, interest rates Landlord and tenant State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-01-28 Introduced in House 2019-09-04T19:20:57Z Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act

This bill makes it unlawful for an entity to do any of the following with respect to a person if the person is unable to meet an obligation because government service is unavailable during a lapse in appropriations: (1) debt collection; (2) collection of interest on loans accrued during the lapse; (3) eviction; (4) foreclosure; (5) acceleration or downgrading of credit; or (6) enforcement of any other obligation required by law or contract that relies on a government service that is unavailable during a lapse in appropriations.

Penalty provisions in a contract for services that is violated because of a lapse in appropriations and services shall be unenforceable.

The Federal Trade Commission and the states are given authority to enforce this bill.

]]> Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act Display Title Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To protect the public from the harmful consequences of the Federal Government shutdown by prohibiting certain actions, to provide enforcement for such prohibition by the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr819ih/xml/BILLS-116hr819ih.xml 2019-01-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. 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.