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House Bill 5034
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act
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Introduced in House on Nov 12, 2019
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H. R. 5034 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5034


To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a debt of a consumer with respect to which the statute of limitations has expired, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 12, 2019

Mr. Cohen (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wild, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a debt of a consumer with respect to which the statute of limitations has expired, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act”.

SEC. 2. Prohibition on collecting time-barred debt.

(a) In general.—The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 811 the following:

Ҥ 811A. Prohibition on collecting time-barred debt

“A debt collector may not collect, or attempt to collect, any debt of a consumer with respect to which the statute of limitations has expired.”.

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of contents for the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 811 the following:


“811A. Prohibition on collecting time-barred debt.”.