Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021
Summary
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021 This bill modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency is prohibited from adding medical debt information to a consumer credit report if the debt was fully paid or settled, or is less than a year old. Additionally, a debt collector must notify the consumer prior to reporting medical debt to a consumer reporting agency.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 3, 2021
Last action Feb 3, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Menendez
DDemocratic
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