SENATE 214117th CongressSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2530-2531; text: CR S2527)
A resolution supporting the designation of May 13, 2021, as "National Senior Fraud Awareness Day" to raise awareness about the increasing number of fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States, to encourage the implementation of policies to prevent those scams from happening, and to improve protections from those scams for seniors.
- Last Action
- 5/13/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-03Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 2021-02-03Introduced in Senate
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 (3)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Subjects
- Consumer credit
- Debt collection
- Health care costs and insurance
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