Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010
Latest action · Sep 29, 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2009
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as delinquent, charged off, or in collection for credit reporting purposes which, from the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 45 calendar days.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 557 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed336–82 | Sep 29, 2010 |
Cosponsors 107
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2009 to Sep 15, 2010; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Mark H. Schauer | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 16, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Nov 18, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Dec 15, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jan 27, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 27, 2010 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Apr 27, 2010 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Apr 27, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | May 12, 2010 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 12, 2010 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | May 12, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 27, 2010 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | May 27, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | May 28, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Steve Driehaus | May 28, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jun 15, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 27, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 15, 2010 |
Withdrew 1 Kenny Marchant R-TX Jul 26, 2010
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2009Markup Jul 28, 2010Reported Sep 28, 2010 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2010 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7274-7275)
- Sep 29, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 336 - 82 (Roll no. 557). (text: CR 9/28/2010 H7079-7080)
- Sep 29, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 29, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Sep 28, 2010Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 111-629.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1791Recorded votes H7274enact | Laura Richardson D-CA | Sep 29, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7079–H7081Text printed H7079Tables H7148, H7205Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC, Mary Jo Kilroy D-OH, Spencer Bachus R-AL | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2114 | Mary Jo Kilroy D-OH | Jul 31, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Sep 29, 2010H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010<p>Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as transmitted to CBO on September 27, 2010</p>
- Sep 29, 2010H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as transmitted to CBO on September 27, 2010
- Aug 20, 2010H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 28, 2010</p>
- Aug 20, 2010H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 28, 2010
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-134 | USE OF CREDIT INFORMATION BEYOND LENDING: ISSUES AND REFORM PROPOSALS263 pages | Financial Services Committee | May 12, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3419 | Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010 | Related bill | May 25, 2010 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Engrossed in House
- Sep 29, 2010Referred in Senate
- Sep 28, 2010Reported in House
- Jul 30, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
