United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1657 (117th)
Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2021
Introduced
8 March 2021
Last action
8 March 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Alma Adams, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jesús García, Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
15 May 2025
Summary
Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2021 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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Timeline
8 March 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 March 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 March 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 March 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 March 2021
Sponsors
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Alma Adams · D · Sponsor
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · D · Sponsor
- Jesús García · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsba00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act
- related to ← Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1657
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1657
- us · 117-hr-1657 · source updated 15 May 2025