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H.R. 2086 112th Congress House

Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2011

Official title: To exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Consumer creditHealth care costs and insurance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 19, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Jun 2, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 2, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2012

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2011 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a single fully paid or settled medical debt of $2,500 or less that had been characterized as delinquent, charged off, or in collection for credit reporting purposes, which, from the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 45 calendar days.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2149 Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 16 Republican 1
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 20, 2012
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Aug 2, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 1, 2012
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 31, 2012
Cardoza, Dennis
· Apr 25, 2012
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 25, 2012
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 16, 2012
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 16, 2012
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 16, 2012
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 16, 2012
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 16, 2012
BACA, JOE
· Mar 20, 2012
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 20, 2012
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Mar 7, 2012
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Feb 7, 2012
WATT, MELVIN
· Feb 2, 2012
JACKSON, JESSE
· Jan 25, 2012
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jan 17, 2012
MILLER, GARY
· Nov 18, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 1, 2011
PAUL, RON
· Oct 26, 2011
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 15, 2011
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 5, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 5, 2011
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Aug 5, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Aug 5, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 1, 2011
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Aug 1, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Jun 21, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 21, 2011
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Jun 16, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Jun 2, 2011
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 2, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2086: Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2086/
MLA
"H.R. 2086: Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2086/.
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H.R. 2086, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2086/.
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