Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-5021House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 19, 2020

Summary

Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019 This bill prohibits a debt collector from sending electronic communications to a consumer without the consumer's consent. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may not issue rules that allow a debt collector to send unlimited electronic communications. Additionally, the CFPB must report on consumer complaints about electronic communications and enforcement actions taken against debt collectors.

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  1. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 23.

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  2. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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  3. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-418.

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  4. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.

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