Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021

United States117th CongressS-214Senate
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

HR-773: Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021

Introduced in House

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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