Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act This bill generally provides additional financial protections for consumers and places restrictions on debt collection activities. Regarding additional consumer protections, the bill expands certain protections currently applicable to federally backed student loans to private student loans, including by requiring the discharge of a private student loan in the event of the borrower's death or total and permanent disability; prohibits a consumer reporting agency from adding any information related to a debt arising from a medically necessary procedure to a consumer credit report and places restrictions on the reporting of other types of medical debt; and applies certain consumer protections regarding debt collection to debt owed to a federal agency, states, debt buyers, and businesses engaged in nonjudicial foreclosures. It also prohibits certain loan conditions that limit a borrower's opportunity to be heard in court in the event of default. Additionally, the bill restricts debt collectors and debt collection practices by prohibiting a debt collector from representing to a service member that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in a reduction of rank or similar action, limiting a debt collector's electronic communications with a debtor without the debtor's permission, and requiring a debt collector to provide advance notice to a consumer of the intent to take legal action to collect a debt. The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of debt collection on service members and on the use of debt collectors by federal and state agencies.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 23.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-23.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 380 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2547 and H.R. 1065. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The previous question on each measure is considered ordered without intervening motions except one hour of debate and a motion to recommit. H. Res. 379 is adopted.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 380. (consideration: CR H2276-2295; text: CR H2276-2279)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2547 and H.R. 1065. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The previous question on each measure is considered ordered without intervening motions except one hour of debate and a motion to recommit. H. Res. 379 is adopted.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2547.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wagner amendment No. 9.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wagner amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 207 (Roll no. 141).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 23.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-23.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 380 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2547 and H.R. 1065. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The previous question on each measure is considered ordered without intervening motions except one hour of debate and a motion to recommit. H. Res. 379 is adopted.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 380. (consideration: CR H2276-2295; text: CR H2276-2279)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2547 and H.R. 1065. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The previous question on each measure is considered ordered without intervening motions except one hour of debate and a motion to recommit. H. Res. 379 is adopted.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2547.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wagner amendment No. 9.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wagner amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 207 (Roll no. 141).
BankruptcyBusiness ethicsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightConsumer creditDebt collectionDisaster relief and insuranceEducation of the disadvantagedEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal Reserve SystemGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)Government information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMilitary personnel and dependentsPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsTelephone and wireless communicationUser charges and fees
Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act
USA117th CongressHR-2547| House
| Updated: 5/17/2021
Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act This bill generally provides additional financial protections for consumers and places restrictions on debt collection activities. Regarding additional consumer protections, the bill expands certain protections currently applicable to federally backed student loans to private student loans, including by requiring the discharge of a private student loan in the event of the borrower's death or total and permanent disability; prohibits a consumer reporting agency from adding any information related to a debt arising from a medically necessary procedure to a consumer credit report and places restrictions on the reporting of other types of medical debt; and applies certain consumer protections regarding debt collection to debt owed to a federal agency, states, debt buyers, and businesses engaged in nonjudicial foreclosures. It also prohibits certain loan conditions that limit a borrower's opportunity to be heard in court in the event of default. Additionally, the bill restricts debt collectors and debt collection practices by prohibiting a debt collector from representing to a service member that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in a reduction of rank or similar action, limiting a debt collector's electronic communications with a debtor without the debtor's permission, and requiring a debt collector to provide advance notice to a consumer of the intent to take legal action to collect a debt. The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of debt collection on service members and on the use of debt collectors by federal and state agencies.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 23.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-23.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 380 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2547 and H.R. 1065. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The previous question on each measure is considered ordered without intervening motions except one hour of debate and a motion to recommit. H. Res. 379 is adopted.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 380. (consideration: CR H2276-2295; text: CR H2276-2279)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2547 and H.R. 1065. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The previous question on each measure is considered ordered without intervening motions except one hour of debate and a motion to recommit. H. Res. 379 is adopted.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2547.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wagner amendment No. 9.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wagner amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 207 (Roll no. 141).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 23.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-23.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 380 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2547 and H.R. 1065. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The previous question on each measure is considered ordered without intervening motions except one hour of debate and a motion to recommit. H. Res. 379 is adopted.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 380. (consideration: CR H2276-2295; text: CR H2276-2279)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2547 and H.R. 1065. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The previous question on each measure is considered ordered without intervening motions except one hour of debate and a motion to recommit. H. Res. 379 is adopted.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2547.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wagner amendment No. 9.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wagner amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 207 (Roll no. 141).
BankruptcyBusiness ethicsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightConsumer creditDebt collectionDisaster relief and insuranceEducation of the disadvantagedEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal Reserve SystemGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)Government information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMilitary personnel and dependentsPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsTelephone and wireless communicationUser charges and fees