Ayanna Pressley: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 40, after line 8, insert the following: SEC. 9. DEBT COLLECTION. (a) Report on Debt Collection Complaints and Enforcement Actions.--Section 1016 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5496) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Report on Debt Collection Complaints and Enforcement Actions.--The Director shall issue a quarterly report to Congress containing-- ``(1) an analysis of the consumer complaints received by the Bureau with respect to debt collection, including a State-by-State breakdown of such complaints; and ``(2) a list of enforcement actions taken against debt collectors during the previous 12 months.''. (b) Limitation on Debt Collection Rules.--Section 1022 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5512) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(e) Limitation on Debt Collection Rules.--The Director may not issue any rule with respect to debt collection that allows a debt collector to send unlimited email and text messages to a consumer.''. Page 40, line 9, strike ``sec. 9'' and insert ``sec. 10''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 389, the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Massachusetts.”