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HR 6590 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Consumer credit Debt collection Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Interest, dividends, interest rates User charges and fees Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

To defer action regarding certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a period of time including the COVID-19 emergency period.

Introduced: April 21, 2020 Introduced by: Pappas, Chris Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill defers certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the covered period, which is the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period plus the 60 days following the end of such period.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from doing the following during the covered period:

  • collecting or recording certain debts,
  • issuing notice of certain debts to a person or consumer reporting agency,
  • allowing any interest to accrue on certain debts, or
  • applying any administrative fee to certain debts.

The VA may collect a payment from a person who elects to make such payment during the covered period.

What's happening now September 30, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1