I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1521 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2017 Mr. Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to extend the provisions of that Act to cover a debt collector who is collecting debt owed to a State or local government, to index award amounts under such Act for inflation, to provide for civil injunctive relief for violations of such Act, and for other purposes.