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Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act

USA116th CongressHR-8536| House 
| Updated: 10/6/2020
Mike Gallagher

Mike Gallagher

Republican Representative

Wisconsin

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act This bill prohibits credit reporting agencies from including certain medical debt on a consumer report. Specifically, agencies may not include on a report medical debt that has not been placed for collection, medical debt that was placed for collection within a year prior to the report, or medical debt fully paid or settled within a certain period of time. Before a person provides information regarding a consumer's medical debt to a credit reporting agency, that person must notify the consumer of the restrictions regarding the reporting of medical debt and provide the consumer with details regarding the medical debt.
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Timeline
Oct 6, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 6, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • October 6, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 6, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Finance and Financial Sector

Consumer creditDebt collectionHealth care costs and insurance

Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act

USA116th CongressHR-8536| House 
| Updated: 10/6/2020
Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act This bill prohibits credit reporting agencies from including certain medical debt on a consumer report. Specifically, agencies may not include on a report medical debt that has not been placed for collection, medical debt that was placed for collection within a year prior to the report, or medical debt fully paid or settled within a certain period of time. Before a person provides information regarding a consumer's medical debt to a credit reporting agency, that person must notify the consumer of the restrictions regarding the reporting of medical debt and provide the consumer with details regarding the medical debt.
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Timeline
Oct 6, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 6, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • October 6, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 6, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mike Gallagher

Mike Gallagher

Republican Representative

Wisconsin

Financial Services Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Consumer creditDebt collectionHealth care costs and insurance