U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10018: Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
Status: In committee, August 3, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, August 3, 2026:
A BILL 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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act . SECTION 2. Enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of servicemembers (a) Communication in connection with debt collection Section 805 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692c ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Communications concerning servicemember debts (1) Covered member defined In this subsection, the term covered member means any of the following: (A) A covered member or a dependent as defined in section 987(i) of title 10, United States Code. (B) An individual who was separated, discharged, or released from duty described in such section 987(i)(1), but only during the 365-day period beginning on the date of separation, discharge, or release. (C) A person, with respect to an individual described in subparagraph (B), described in subparagraph (A), (D), (E), or (I) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code. (2) Prohibitions A debt collector may not, in connection with the collection of any debt of a covered member-- (A) threaten to have the covered member reduced in rank; (B) threaten to have the …
Sponsors
- Madeleine Dean (D, HD-PA-4) · primary sponsor
- Warren Davidson (R, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector
Common questions
- What is HB10018?
- HB10018 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act.
- What does HB10018 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB10018?
- In committee as of August 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (August 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10018?
- Madeleine Dean (D, HD-PA-4), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10018?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10018
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