US SB1581 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-05-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5330 (Related) 2020-12-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537.
HB6470 (Related) 2020-04-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HB6470 (Related) 2020-04-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1581/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1581/BILLS-116s1581is.pdf |