# 114-hr-2979: Military Consumer Protection Act

114-hr-2979, Military Consumer Protection Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2979
- Congress: 114
- Title: Military Consumer Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2015-07-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Military Consumer Protection Act This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act to extend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight and protection to provisions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act concerning: future financial transactions, excluding insurance; default judgments, excluding child custody proceedings; interest rates on pre-service debts; evictions; purchase or lease installment contracts; mortgages and trusts; motor vehicle leases; telephone service contracts; and waiver of rights pursuant to a written agreement, excluding bailments.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2015-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2015-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2015-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2979 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2979)

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