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S. 3252 - A Bill to Amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act...

Finance. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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There have been no votes on this bill.

A Bill to Amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act...

S. 3252 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2008
  • Credit CARD Act of 2008
Sponsor
Christopher Dodd
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Finance
  • Administrative procedure
  • Banks and banking
  • Children
  • Congressional agencies
  • Congressional investigations
  • Consumer credit
  • Consumer education
  • Consumers
  • Credit cards
  • Debtor and creditor
  • Education
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Executive departments
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Fees
  • Fines (Penalties)
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO)
  • Higher education
  • Independent regulatory commissions
  • Interest rates
  • Law
  • National Credit Union Administration
  • Students
  • Youth
Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced7/10/2008
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced7/10/2008
    7/10/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6572-6574)
    7/10/2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    supported this bill

    Attorneys & law firms
    Banks & lending institutions
    Environmental policy
    Minority/Ethnic Groups
    Commercial service unions
    Consumer groups
    24 times as much
    $6,850
    $65,599,676
    $498,925
    $2,063,784
    $1,249,506
    $1,953,149
    $71,371,890
    $2,924,295
    $2,924,295

    opposed this bill

    Credit agencies & finance companies
    9 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
    9 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2008

    9 organizations supported this bill

    Center for Responsible Lending
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Consumer Action
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Consumer Federation of America
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Consumers Union
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Demos
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of Consumer Advocates
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Council of La Raza
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Service Employees International Union
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    U.S. PIRG
    (n.d.). Letter of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .

    1 organization opposed this bill

    American Financial Services Association
    (n.d.). Statement of Chris Sinebert. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$152,050$500
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$540,200$10,500
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$4,500$2,000
    John BarrassoRWY$49,257$0
    Max BaucusDMT$602,011$62,400
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,217,929$55,850
    Bob BennettRUT$149,689$94,750
    Joe BidenDDE$1,794,827$88,900
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$441,291$2,000
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$443,638$30,250
    Barbara BoxerDCA$1,339,806$13,950
    Sherrod BrownDOH$1,354,203$14,225
    Sam BrownbackRKS$104,124$12,250
    Jim BunningRKY$202,527$53,250
    Richard BurrRNC$456,620$20,250
    Robert ByrdDWV$232,415$2,000
    Maria CantwellDWA$1,186,069$7,300
    Ben CardinDMD$1,050,674$17,600
    Tom CarperDDE$312,473$175,757
    Bob CaseyDPA$3,162,129$15,625
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$701,635$30,200
    Hillary ClintonDNY$4,253,733$106,980
    Tom CoburnROK$86,725$15,000
    William Thad CochranRMS$217,214$1,000
    Norm ColemanRMN$873,680$58,625
    Susan M. CollinsRME$408,030$27,300
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$461,085$31,500
    Bob CorkerRTN$692,769$13,679
    John CornynRTX$1,356,342$31,450
    Larry CraigRID$34,000$0
    Mike CrapoRID$153,303$38,200
    Jim DeMintRSC$611,781$13,050
    Chris DoddDCT$687,834$89,400
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$590,464$64,950
    Pete DomeniciRNM$108,900$2,500
    Byron DorganDND$298,051$6,000
    Dick DurbinDIL$1,547,198$7,500
    John EnsignRNV$224,251$23,750
    Mike EnziRWY$54,401$32,500
    Russ FeingoldDWI$829,495$4,000
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$682,446$18,450
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,354,625$14,950
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$320,416$28,000
    Judd GreggRNH$141,450$25,000
    Chuck HagelRNE$77,350$11,000
    Tom HarkinDIA$592,413$2,800
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$458,715$33,500
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$751,517$16,200
    Jim InhofeROK$170,139$500
    Dan InouyeDHI$208,043$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$663,207$16,200
    Tim JohnsonDSD$328,644$137,900
    Ted KennedyDMA$897,620$16,050
    John F. KerryDMA$370,262$11,500
    Amy KlobucharDMN$987,031$9,425
    Herb KohlDWI$540$0
    Jon KylRAZ$779,660$55,593
    Mary L. LandrieuDLA$1,226,167$26,500
    Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$779,368$17,700
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$531,879$10,200
    Carl LevinDMI$719,918$7,500
    Joe LiebermanICT$1,198,396$99,500
    Blanche LincolnDAR$329,945$16,750
    Dick LugarRIN$375,940$14,950
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,195,355$43,500
    John McCainRAZ$148,175$3,500
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,477,001$4,100
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$836,533$73,300
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,038,711$52,002
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$311,087$6,000
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$216,719$12,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$716,697$6,250
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$462,935$30,150
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,448,106$49,600
    Barack ObamaDIL$2,208,618$42,175
    Mark L. PryorDAR$606,051$16,850
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$376,467$63,400
    Harry ReidDNV$1,114,240$74,150
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$231,777$9,550
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$654,350$3,300
    Ken SalazarDCO$1,928,276$55,300
    Bernie SandersIVT$128,069$1,325
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,098,077$12,000
    Jeff SessionsRAL$435,180$16,000
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$737,677$156,800
    Gordon SmithROR$490,217$34,550
    Olympia J. SnoweRME$166,735$7,750
    Arlen SpecterDPA$2,308,293$63,250
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,276,436$44,500
    Ted StevensRAK$237,041$2,000
    John SununuRNH$247,535$45,500
    Jon TesterDMT$550,321$11,100
    John ThuneRSD$517,659$20,825
    David VitterRLA$577,531$8,809
    George VoinovichROH$569,042$24,000
    John WarnerRVA$0$1,000
    Jim WebbDVA$682,246$21,425
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$751,967$4,475
    Roger F. WickerRMS$398,655$9,000
    Ron WydenDOR$295,097$27,750

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$152,050$500
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$540,200$10,500
    		Alan Wayne AllardRCO$4,500$2,000
    		John BarrassoRWY$49,257$0
    		Max BaucusDMT$602,011$62,400
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,217,929$55,850
    		Bob BennettRUT$149,689$94,750
    		Joe BidenDDE$1,794,827$88,900
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$441,291$2,000
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$443,638$30,250
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$1,339,806$13,950
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$1,354,203$14,225
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$104,124$12,250
    		Jim BunningRKY$202,527$53,250
    		Richard BurrRNC$456,620$20,250
    		Robert ByrdDWV$232,415$2,000
    		Maria CantwellDWA$1,186,069$7,300
    		Ben CardinDMD$1,050,674$17,600
    		Tom CarperDDE$312,473$175,757
    		Bob CaseyDPA$3,162,129$15,625
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$701,635$30,200
    		Hillary ClintonDNY$4,253,733$106,980
    		Tom CoburnROK$86,725$15,000
    		William Thad CochranRMS$217,214$1,000
    		Norm ColemanRMN$873,680$58,625
    		Susan M. CollinsRME$408,030$27,300
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$461,085$31,500
    		Bob CorkerRTN$692,769$13,679
    		John CornynRTX$1,356,342$31,450
    		Larry CraigRID$34,000$0
    		Mike CrapoRID$153,303$38,200
    		Jim DeMintRSC$611,781$13,050
    		Chris DoddDCT$687,834$89,400
    		Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$590,464$64,950
    		Pete DomeniciRNM$108,900$2,500
    		Byron DorganDND$298,051$6,000
    		Dick DurbinDIL$1,547,198$7,500
    		John EnsignRNV$224,251$23,750
    		Mike EnziRWY$54,401$32,500
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$829,495$4,000
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$682,446$18,450
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,354,625$14,950
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$320,416$28,000
    		Judd GreggRNH$141,450$25,000
    		Chuck HagelRNE$77,350$11,000
    		Tom HarkinDIA$592,413$2,800
    		Orrin G. HatchRUT$458,715$33,500
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$751,517$16,200
    		Jim InhofeROK$170,139$500
    		Dan InouyeDHI$208,043$0
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$663,207$16,200
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$328,644$137,900
    		Ted KennedyDMA$897,620$16,050
    		John F. KerryDMA$370,262$11,500
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$987,031$9,425
    		Herb KohlDWI$540$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$779,660$55,593
    		Mary L. LandrieuDLA$1,226,167$26,500
    		Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$779,368$17,700
    		Patrick J. LeahyDVT$531,879$10,200
    		Carl LevinDMI$719,918$7,500
    		Joe LiebermanICT$1,198,396$99,500
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$329,945$16,750
    		Dick LugarRIN$375,940$14,950
    		Mel MartinezRFL$1,195,355$43,500
    		John McCainRAZ$148,175$3,500
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$1,477,001$4,100
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$836,533$73,300
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,038,711$52,002
    		Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$311,087$6,000
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$216,719$12,000
    		Patty MurrayDWA$716,697$6,250
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$462,935$30,150
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,448,106$49,600
    		Barack ObamaDIL$2,208,618$42,175
    		Mark L. PryorDAR$606,051$16,850
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$376,467$63,400
    		Harry ReidDNV$1,114,240$74,150
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$231,777$9,550
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$654,350$3,300
    		Ken SalazarDCO$1,928,276$55,300
    		Bernie SandersIVT$128,069$1,325
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$1,098,077$12,000
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$435,180$16,000
    		Richard C. ShelbyRAL$737,677$156,800
    		Gordon SmithROR$490,217$34,550
    		Olympia J. SnoweRME$166,735$7,750
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$2,308,293$63,250
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$1,276,436$44,500
    		Ted StevensRAK$237,041$2,000
    		John SununuRNH$247,535$45,500
    		Jon TesterDMT$550,321$11,100
    		John ThuneRSD$517,659$20,825
    		David VitterRLA$577,531$8,809
    		George VoinovichROH$569,042$24,000
    		John WarnerRVA$0$1,000
    		Jim WebbDVA$682,246$21,425
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$751,967$4,475
    		Roger F. WickerRMS$398,655$9,000
    		Ron WydenDOR$295,097$27,750

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    		$ Donated
    		Attorneys & law firms$65,599,676
    		Banks & lending institutions$2,063,784
    		Environmental policy$1,953,149
    		Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,249,506
    		Commercial service unions$498,925
    		Consumer groups$6,850

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Credit agencies & finance companies$2,924,295
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