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On March 2, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) introduced a bill, the Fair Debt Collection Practices for
Servicemembers Act (H.R. 1491), proposing to amend two sections
of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA or the Act) -
namely Section 805 of the FDCPA (15 U.S.C. § 1692c) and
Section 808 of the FDCPA (15 U.S.C. § 1692f) - to afford
additional protection to servicemembers from certain debt
collecting practices.
Proposed Amendment to 1692c: Communication Involving Debt
Collection
The proposed amendment would add a Subsection (e) at the end of