# 114-hr-4347: Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act

114-hr-4347, Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4347
- Congress: 114
- Title: Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2016-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to: cover debt owed to a state, and require the Consumer Financial Protection Board to prescribe a percentage increase based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in order to index annually for inflation civil damages awarded for abusive practices by a debt collector. The bill also empowers the court to award injunctive relief for violations of the Act. The Department of the Treasury may not contract with any debt collector or other private party to recoup overpayments of disaster assistance to an individual or household by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

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- 114-hr-6533: Protect American Democracy Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6498: Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act
- 114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- 114-hr-6205: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6282: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office B…

## Sources
- [114-hr-4347 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4347)

## Related
- [114-hr-6533: Protect American Democracy Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6533)
- [114-hr-6498: Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6498)
- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6340)
- [114-hr-6205: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6205)
- [114-hr-6282: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 J…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6282)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4347 (as of 2025-11-18).