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S 5150 117th Congress Senate Health

Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act

Introduced: November 30, 2022 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act

This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to the collection of medical debt. Among other provisions, the bill restricts the circumstances under which health care entities may initiate extraordinary collection actions, requires entities to provide detailed debt statements and payment receipts to patients, and establishes a public medical debt collection database with information about medical debt collectors.

What's happening now November 30, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 30, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5150: Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5150/
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"S. 5150: Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5150/.
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S. 5150, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5150/.
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