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Veteran Debt Relief During COVID–19 Act of 2020

Introduced: June 3, 2020 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 3, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Debt Relief During COVID-19 Act of 2020

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 June 3, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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