Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021

United States117th CongressHR-773House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 3, 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.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-214: Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021

Introduced in Senate

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

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