3.0.0 1657 2023-03-08T20:26:28Z 2023-03-08T20:26:28Z House HR 2021-03-08 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PRESSLEY:H.R. 1657.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1122]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-03-08T17:09:30Z Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act 117 2547 HR 2021-05-17 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS 2021-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2021-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 N T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2021-03-08 True A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2021-03-08 True O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2021-03-08 True G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2021-03-08 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2021-03-10 False Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer credit Debt collection Telephone and wireless communication Finance and Financial Sector 00 2021-03-08 Introduced in House 2021-05-21T12:07:40Z Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2021

This bill prohibits a debt collector from sending electronic communications to a consumer without the consumer's consent. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may not issue rules that allow a debt collector to send unlimited electronic communications. Additionally, the CFPB must report on consumer complaints about electronic communications and enforcement actions taken against debt collectors.

]]> Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2021 Display Title Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to improve consumer protections relating to debt collection practices, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1657ih/xml/BILLS-117hr1657ih.xml 2021-03-08 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.