H.R. 1491 · 117th Congress
Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Madeleine Dean
- Introduced
- 2021-03-02
- Latest action
- 2021-04-22 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Summary
Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
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.