# 117-hr-1491: Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act

117-hr-1491, Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act, is a 117th 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 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1491
- Congress: 117
- 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: 2021-03-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
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## Sources
- [117-hr-1491 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1491)

## Related
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- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1491 (as of 2026-10-15).