To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of a debt collector, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prevent the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority with respect to attorneys when undertaking certain actions related to legal proceedings, and for other purposes.
Monday, April 3, 2017
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of a debt collector, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prevent the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority with respect to attorneys when undertaking certain actions related to legal proceedings, and for other purposes.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify venue requirements relating to bankruptcy proceedings.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Wintess List:
The Honorable Ricardo Rosselló
Governor of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Honorable Kenneth Mapp
Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
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H.R.____, (Wagner) To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish standards of conduct for brokers and dealers that are in the best interest of their retail customers.
Witness List
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Mr. David C. Knoch, President, 1st Global (TTF)
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Mr. Mark Halloran, Senior Director, Head of Industry and Regulatory Strategy, Transamerica (TTF)
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Mr. Jerome Lombard, President, Private Client Group, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (TTF)
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Ms. Cristina B. Martin Firvida, Director, Financial Security and Consumer Affairs, AARP (TTF)
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Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum (TTF)
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H.R. 1849 (Rep. Trott), the “Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017”
H.R. 2359 (Rep. Loudermilk), the “FCRA Liability Harmonization Act”
H.R. 3312 (Rep. Luetkemeyer), the “Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017”
H.R. ____ (Rep. Royce), the “Facilitating Access to Credit Act”
H.R. ____ (Rep. Tenney), the “Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017”
H.R. ____ (Rep. Hill), the “TRID Improvement Act of 2017”
Witness List
- Ms. Anne Fortney, Partner Emerita, Hudson Cook, LLP (TTF)
- Mr. Charles Tuggle, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, First Horizon National Corporation (TTF)
- Mr. Thomas Quaadman, Executive Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (TTF)
- Ms. Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center (TTF)
Click here for the Committee Memorandum.
H.R. 2570, the "Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017"
H.R. 3179, the "Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act"
H.R. 3746, the "Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017"
H.R. 4464, the "Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017"
H.R. xxxx, the "Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act of 2017"
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Witness List
- Mr. Anthony Cimino, Senior Vice President and Head of Government Affairs, the Financial Services Roundtable (TTF)
- Mr. Brian Ducharme, President and Chief Executive Officer, MIT Federal Credit Union, on behalf of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (TTF)
- Mr. Christopher M. George, Chairman Elect, the Mortgage Bankers Association (TTF)
- Dr. Marcus Stanley, Policy Director, Americans for Financial Reform (TTF)
Witness List
The Honorable Melvin L. Watt, Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency