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HR 773 117th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Consumer credit Debt collection Health care costs and insurance

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021

Introduced: February 3, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021

This bill modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency is prohibited from adding medical debt information to a consumer credit report if the debt

  • was fully paid or settled, or
  • is less than a year old.

Additionally, a debt collector must notify the consumer prior to reporting medical debt to a consumer reporting agency.

What's happening now February 3, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 214 Related bill Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 31
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 2, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 3, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Feb 3, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 3, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 3, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Feb 3, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· Feb 3, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 3, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 3, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Feb 3, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Feb 3, 2021
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 3, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 773: Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-773/
MLA
"H.R. 773: Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-773/.
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H.R. 773, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-773/.
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