Medical Debt Relief Act of 2018

Summary

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2018 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to modify 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. 16 August 2018

   Introduced

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

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2. 16 August 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 16 August 2018 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 August 2018

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
• · ssbk00 · Standing

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