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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5021" measure-id="id116hr5021" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-11-08" update-date="2020-03-24">
<title>Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr5021v07" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-03-24">
<action-date>2020-03-19</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019</b></p> <p>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. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hr5021v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-03-24">
<action-date>2019-11-08</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019</b></p> <p>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. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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