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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1491" measure-id="id117hr1491" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-03-02" update-date="2021-05-25">
<title>Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id117hr1491v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-05-25">
<action-date>2021-04-20</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act </b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a debt collector from representing to service members that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in a reduction of rank, a revocation of security clearance, or military prosecution. The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of this prohibition on the timely delivery of information to service members, military readiness, and national security.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id117hr1491v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-03-09">
<action-date>2021-03-02</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act </b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a debt collector from representing to service members that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in a reduction of rank, a revocation of security clearance, or military prosecution. The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of this prohibition on the timely delivery of information to service members, military readiness, and national security.</p>]]></summary-text>
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