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S 3351 115th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Consumer credit Debt collection Health care costs and insurance

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2018

Introduced: August 16, 2018 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Aug 16, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Aug 16, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2018

This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to modify requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency may not add certain medical debt information to a consumer credit report. Also, a debt collector may not report certain medical debt information to a consumer reporting agency within a specified time period and must notify the consumer prior to reporting such medical debt.

What's happening now August 16, 2018

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

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