HOUSE 773117th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 2/3/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-03Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2021-02-03Introduced in House
- 2021-02-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-03 (00)
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021
This bill modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency is prohibited from adding medical debt information to a consumer credit report if the debt
- was fully paid or settled, or
- is less than a year old.
Additionally, a debt collector must notify the consumer prior to reporting medical debt to a consumer reporting agency.
Cosponsors (20)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- LLOYD DOGGETT (D-TX)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
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