US Congress Senate Bill 2884 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 17 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to collaborate with veterans service organizations to write a standard letter to be provided to individuals who owe debts to the VA. Such letter shall be written in plain language and shall include a notice of the debt and a clear explanation of: (1) why the individual owes such money, and (2) available options. The VA shall develop a method by which individuals may elect to receive debt notification letters by electronic means and shall ensure that the letter is delivered: (1) by both standard mail and electronic means to individuals who have made such election, and (2) only by standard mail to individuals who have not made such election.

Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2018

Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB3705 (Related) 2017-11-09 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2884/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2884/BILLS-115s2884is.pdf