US SB3887 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Defers certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the covered period, which is the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period plus the 60 days following the end of such period. Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from doing the following during the covered period: collecting or recording certain debts, issuing notice of certain debts to a person or consumer reporting agency, allowing any interest to accrue on certain debts, or applying any administrative fee to certain debts. The VA may collect a payment from a person who elects to make such payment during the covered period.
Title
Veteran Debt Relief During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-06-03 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6590 (Related) 2020-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
User charges and fees
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
User charges and fees
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3887/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3887/BILLS-116s3887is.pdf |