H.R. 5484 · 115th Congress
Fair Debt Collections Practices Clarification Act of 2018
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This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide that, in an action brought under that Act, costs may be awarded to a defendant only if the action was brought in bad faith.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 12, 2018
Fair Debt Collections Practices Clarification Act of 2018
This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide that, in an action brought under that Act, costs may be awarded to a defendant only if the action was brought in bad faith.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Fair Debt Collections Practices Clarification Act of 2018
Latest action (May 21, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 12, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.