# 116-hr-5003: Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act

116-hr-5003, Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5003
- Congress: 116
- Title: Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2019-11-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act This bill prohibits a debt collector from (1) representing to servicemembers that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in a reduction of rank, a revocation of security clearance, or military prosecution; or (2) communicating with a servicemember's superiors in the chain of command.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6364: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4634: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020
- 116-hr-9016: DOULA for VA Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5003 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5003)

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- [116-hr-4634: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4634)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1754)
- [116-hr-9016: DOULA for VA Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9016)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5003 (as of 2025-11-18).