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HR 2211 113th Congress House

Accuracy in Reporting Medical Debt Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information.

Introduced: May 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Consumer affairsConsumer creditDebt collectionHealth care costs and insurance
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 24, 2013
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 Latest action May 24, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accuracy in Reporting Medical Debt Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit debt collectors, during a 120-day period, from reporting a medical debt (arising from the receipt of medical services, products, or devices) to any consumer reporting agency if the consumer, within a specified timeframe, disputes the validity of such debt through a written statement that the consumer is: (1) continuing to communicate with an insurance company to determine coverage for the debt, (2) disputing the amount or existence of the debt, or (3) awaiting a determination on an application for financial assistance when the consumer provides evidence of such application.

Prohibits this Act from having any effect on when a debt collector may engage in activities to collect or attempt to collect any debt owed or due or asserted to be owed.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2211: Accuracy in Reporting Medical Debt Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2211/
MLA
"H.R. 2211: Accuracy in Reporting Medical Debt Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2211/.
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H.R. 2211, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2211/.
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