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S 2149 112th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Consumer credit Health care costs and insurance

Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2012

Introduced: March 1, 2012 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 1, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as delinquent, charged off, or in collection which, from the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 45 days.

What's happening now March 1, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3