United States · Bill · S
S. 1581 (116th)
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019
Introduced
21 May 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 May 2019
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 May 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 May 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1581
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1581