HR10509-118

Introduced

To expand and enhance consumer, student, servicemember, and small business protections with respect to debt collection practices, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To expand and enhance consumer, student, servicemember, and small business protections with respect to debt collection practices, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Government Operations, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H7AE44A457CFB427D8298746391C20AED: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section H111FEF299F074AE5B5C15DB54D7855D6: 101. Short title This title may be cited as the Small Business Lending Fairness Act.
  • Section HFC6953972EC44075BE5D056F116961ED: 102. Obligor transactions Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 140B.Unfair credit...
  • Section H7D84179C86CA482EB29390C79AC552D0: 140B. Unfair credit practices In connection with the extension of credit or creation of debt in or affecting commerce, as defined in section 4 of the Federal...
  • Section H6AFA0BF6B775413E9483A4DB21E55D67: 103. Enforcement of security interests Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602) is amended by adding at the end the following: (ff)The term...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To expand and enhance consumer, student, servicemember, and small business protections with respect to debt collection practices, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Government Operations, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To expand and enhance consumer, student, servicemember, and small business protections with respect to debt collection practices, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Government Operations Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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federal implementing agencies:
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 18, 2024

Ms. Waters introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Government Operations Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

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