HR 6470
116th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Health care costs and insurance
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2020
Introduced: April 7, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 7, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2020
This bill modifies 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
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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