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S. 1581 (116th)

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019

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Introduced

21 May 2019

Last action

21 May 2019 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

Subjects

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Source updated

5 December 2025

Summary

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019 This bill modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency may not add certain medical debt information to a consumer credit report. Also, a debt collector may not report certain medical debt information to a consumer reporting agency within a specified time period and must notify the consumer prior to reporting such medical debt.

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Timeline

  1. 21 May 2019

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 May 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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