HR 5330 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act

Introduced Dec 5, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Rashida Tlaib D-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 15, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 5, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act

This bill restricts the inclusion of medical debt on a consumer credit report.

A consumer reporting agency is prohibited from including on a consumer credit report, and a person is prohibited from reporting to such agency (1) medical debt arising from a medically necessary procedure, or (2) other medical debt less than a year old.

A person reporting medical debt to a consumer reporting agency must first provide notice to that consumer regarding the restrictions on including medical debt on credit reports.

Furthermore, a debt collector is prohibited from collecting a medical debt less than two years old.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 15, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537.
  2. Dec 15, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-653.
  3. Dec 11, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Dec 11, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 24.
  5. Dec 10, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1581Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019Related billMay 21, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 15, 2020Reported in House
  2. Dec 5, 2019Introduced in House

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