Tammy then introduced the Military Consumer Enforcement Act to protect our active duty servicemembers from unfair eviction, exploitative debt collection practices, and other fraudulent schemes.
Protect active duty servicemembers from unfair eviction, exploitative debt collection, and financial fraud through legislation such as the Military Consumer Enforcement Act.
Occurrences
Evidence
Published: 05.26.2026 — Baldwin Visits Wisconsin Farms as War in Iran Jacks Up Fertilizer, Fuel Costs. (Press release text describes farm visits and farming/fertilizer concerns; makes no mention of new legislation or actions to protect active-duty servicemembers from eviction, debt collection, or financial fraud.)
S.1389 (Military Consumer Enforcement Act), introduced June 21, 2017. Cosponsors listed include Tammy Baldwin. The bill would extend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight to matters under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (evictions, interest caps, debt collection, etc.). Latest action: read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Assessments
Senator Baldwin cosponsored S.1389 (Military Consumer Enforcement Act) in the 115th Congress (introduced June 21, 2017), which would have extended CFPB oversight to SCRA-related protections (evictions, interest caps, debt collection). That bill was read and referred to the Senate Banking Committee and did not advance to enactment. No evidence of subsequent successful legislation or enactment implementing these protections was found in the provided lookback (a 2026 press release unrelated to this issue). Because Baldwin made a substantive legislative effort (cosponsorship) but the measure did not become law, the promise was not delivered; effort_badge is set true to reflect the serious attempt.