US SB214 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-03 - 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 February 3 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-03 - 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
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to institute a 1-year waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and to remove paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information, and for other purposes.
Title
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-03 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB773 (Same As) 2021-02-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/214/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s214/BILLS-117s214is.pdf |
