S 1581
116th Congress
Senate
Finance and Financial Sector
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Health care costs and insurance
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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