House Bill 4664
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Practices Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 11, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4664
Congress
116
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Monitoring and Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Practices Act
This bill prohibits the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from issuing rules that allow a debt collector to send unlimited electronic communications to a consumer. Additionally, the CFPB must report on consumer complaints about debt collection and enforcement actions taken against debt collectors.
October 11, 2019
10/11/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
10/11/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:41 PM