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H.R. 7478 119th Congress House

Patient Debt Relief Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain standards and requirements with respect to financial assistance and medical debt collectio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain standards and requirements with respect to financial assistance and medical debt collection for hospitals participating in the Medicare program, and to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program for purposes of medical debt relief.

Introduced: February 23, 2026 Introduced by: Gabe Vasquez Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 10, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7478: Patient Debt Relief Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7478/
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"H.R. 7478: Patient Debt Relief Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7478/.
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H.R. 7478, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7478/.
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