US HB5796 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-08-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-08-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Fair Debt Collections Practices Clarification Act of 2016 This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to permit the award of court costs and attorney fees to the defendant in an action to enforce liability for violating such Act only after finding that the action was brought in bad faith and for the purpose of harassment.
Title
Fair Debt Collections Practices Clarification Act of 2016
Sponsors
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-08-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
2016-07-14 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
2016-07-14 | House | Referred to House Financial Services |
2016-07-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2016-07-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Finance and financial sector
Legal fees and court costs
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Finance and financial sector
Legal fees and court costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5796/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5796/BILLS-114hr5796ih.pdf |