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HB5674: Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act

: Madeleine Dean (D-US) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Sep 22, 2023
Finance and financial sector
Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Summary

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.

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This bill would strengthen the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a law that limits how debt collectors can pursue people for unpaid debts. The changes would add special protections for active-duty military members and veterans against aggressive collection tactics. The bill aims to prevent debt collectors from harassing service members during deployment or while on military duty. It is currently introduced in Congress but has not yet been assigned to a for review.

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