House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act
Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2021
- Committee actionApr 20, 2021
- Passed HouseMay 13, 2021 · 215–207
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 17, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2547.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of Effects on Revenues and Direct Spending of H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act” on May 11, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on April 30, 2021, Including a Manager’s Amendment (Waters 9) as posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on May 11, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57208
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2547, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2547
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Effects on Revenues and Direct Spending of H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act” on May 11, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on April 30, 2021, Including a Manager’s Amendment (Waters 9) as posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on May 11, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57208
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2547, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2547
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
239101b8e12af2973d538194ab666a371cb5d0d4a4bf4db437cd0d941f27bb4b
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-23 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on April 30, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 30, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/23
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2547, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2547
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
239101b8e12af2973d538194ab666a371cb5d0d4a4bf4db437cd0d941f27bb4b
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WATERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 65, April 15, 2021, Page H1843):Article I, Section 8 cl. 3, To regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations, Among the Several States, and with the Indian TribesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 123 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2547, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2547
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
239101b8e12af2973d538194ab666a371cb5d0d4a4bf4db437cd0d941f27bb4b
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters.
- H.R. 2543 (117th) Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act
- H.R. 7734 (117th) Timely Delivery of Bank Secrecy Act Reports Act
- H.R. 1528 (117th) Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act
- H.R. 4111 (117th) Sovereign Debt Contract Capacity Act
- H.R. 4495 (117th) Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2021
- H.R. 5196 (117th) Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act of 2021
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.