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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 3143 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to strengthen debt collection exemptions to protect debtors and their fam... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Adjustment to restrictions on garnishment

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Section 303(a) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1673 ) is amended— by striking paragraph (1); in the matter preceding paragraph (2), by striking garnishment may not exceed and inserting garnishment or assignment may not exceed the lesser of— for an individual earning— less than or equal to $1,200 (as adjusted for inflation every 3 years, by notice, to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) a workweek, 10 percent of the individual’s disposable earnings for that workweek; or more than $1,200 (as adjusted for inflation every 3 years, by notice, to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) a workweek, 15 percent of the individual’s disposable earnings for that workweek; or ; in paragraph (2)— by striking thirty and inserting 80 ; and by striking the comma at the end and inserting a period; and in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking whichever is less. .
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