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H.R. 5003: Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act

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To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

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Madeleine Dean

Sponsor. Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 3, 2020
Length: 5 pages
Introduced
Nov 8, 2019
Status

Passed House (Senate next) on Mar 2, 2020

This bill passed in the House on March 2, 2020 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.

Prognosis
22% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“The House passes Rep. Dean's Legislation to Protect our Soldiers from Abusive Debt Collectors”
    — Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA4] (Sponsor) on Mar 2, 2020

“the daily leader: monday, march 2, 2020”
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on Mar 2, 2020

“the weekly leader: friday, february 28, 2020”
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on Feb 28, 2020

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What stakeholders are saying

Institute for Spending Reform SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 5003 will be negligible.

History

Nov 8, 2019
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

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Nov 13, 2019
 
Considered by House Committee on Financial Services

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Nov 14, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

Feb 28, 2020
 
On House Schedule

The House indicated that this bill would be considered in the week ahead.

Mar 2, 2020
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

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Passed Senate

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Signed by the President

H.R. 5003 is a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

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