H.R. 5593 · 114th Congress
Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2016
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DelaneySponsor18 cosponsors · 12 D, 6 R
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Hultgren
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Sinema
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Walorski
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Kuster
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Honda
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Rouzer
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O’Rourke
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Vargas
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Brownley
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Ruppersberger
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Young
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Stefanik
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Jones
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Bishop
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DeFazio
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Himes
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Lowenthal
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Rush3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude from a consumer report: (1) for one year, information related to a veteran's choice medical program (program) debt; and (2) information related to a fully paid or settled program debt that had been characterized as delinquent, charged off, or in collection.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 28, 2016
Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2016
This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude from a consumer report: (1) for one year, information related to a veteran's choice medical program (program) debt; and (2) information related to a fully paid or settled program debt that had been characterized as delinquent, charged off, or in collection.
The Consumer Credit Protection Act is amended to provide a mechanism for veterans to dispute the inclusion of program debt already on a credit report. A consumer reporting agency shall, within 30 days after receiving notice of such dispute, delete such information from the veteran's file and notify the furnisher and the veteran.
Within five days after the initial communication with a veteran, a debt collector shall, unless the appropriate information is contained in the initial communication or the veteran has paid the debt, send the veteran a written notice containing specified debt-related information, including information concerning debt amount, creditors, the insurance company involved, and the hospital or medical care provider.
If a veteran notifies the debt collector within such one-year period that the program debt is disputed or that the veteran requests the name and address of the original creditor, the debt collector shall cease collection until debt verification or the name and address of the original creditor is obtained.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2016
Latest action (Jun 28, 2016): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 28, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.