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Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit debt collectors from threatening covered military members with reduction in rank, revocation of security clearance, or prosecution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
- Defines "covered members" as active duty service members, dependents of service members, and separated or discharged members within 365 days of separation, as well as certain family members of service members.
- Treats threats by debt collectors regarding rank reduction, security clearance revocation, or UCMJ prosecution as unfair practices under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
- Requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effect of these protections on timely information delivery to covered members, military readiness, and national security.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Madeleine Dean’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL $16,500
- KBRA $13,000
- LINDY COMMUNITIES $8,600
- DIVERSIFIED SEARCH $6,940
- LINDY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT $6,800
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Madeleine Dean → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Aug 3, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. · house
- Aug 3, 2026 Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 3, 2026
Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania (for herself and Mr. Davidson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act”.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PROTECTION AGAINST DEBT COLLECTOR HARASSMENT OF SERVICEMEMBERS.
(a) Communication in Connection With Debt Collection.—Section 805 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692c) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(e) Communications Concerning Servicemember Debts.—
“(1) Covered member defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered member’ means any of the following:
“(A) A covered member or a dependent as defined in section 987(i) of title 10, United States Code.
“(B) An individual who was separated, discharged, or released from duty described in such section 987(i)(1), but only during the 365-day period beginning on the date of separation, discharge, or release.
“(C) A person, with respect to an individual described in subparagraph (B), described in subparagraph (A), (D), (E), or (I) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code.
“(2) Prohibitions.—A debt collector may not, in connection with the collection of any debt of a covered member—
“(A) threaten to have the covered member reduced in rank;
“(B) threaten to have the covered member’s security clearance revoked; or
“(C) threaten to have the covered member prosecuted under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).”.
(b) Unfair Practices.—Section 808 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692f) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(9) The representation or implication to any covered member (as defined under section 805(e)(1)) that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in—
“(A) a reduction in rank of the covered member;
“(B) a revocation of the covered member’s security clearance; or
“(C) prosecution under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).”.
SEC. 3. GAO STUDY.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the effect of this Act and the amendments made by this Act on—
(1) the timely delivery of information to a covered member (as defined in section 805(e) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as added by this Act);
(2) military readiness; and
(3) national security, including the extent to which covered members with security clearances would be impacted by uncollected debt. <all>
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