A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide that any attorney who collects debts on behalf of a client shall be subject to the provisions of such Act.
Public Law 99-361 · H.R. 237 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jul 9, 1986 · Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Frank Annunzio (D-IL-11)
Cosponsors (126): Rep. Joseph Addabbo, Rep. Druie Barnard,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to require that any attorney who collects debts on behalf of a client be subject to the provisions of such Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Financial Services Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Consumer Affairs and Coinage Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Jul 9, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-361.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 1, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 26, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 21, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Dec 3, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Dec 2, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Nov 26, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Financial Services Committee
- Nov 20, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Financial Services Committee
- Nov 6, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Consumer Affairs and Coinage Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Consumer Affairs and Coinage Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- Oct 22, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Consumer Affairs and Coinage Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- Feb 11, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Consumer Affairs and Coinage Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
- Jan 3, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Financial Services Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.