S. 3887 · 116th Congress
Veteran Debt Relief During COVID–19 Act of 2020
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This bill defers certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the covered period, which is the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period plus the 60 days following the end of such period.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 3, 2020
Veteran Debt Relief During COVID-19 Act of 2020
This bill defers certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the covered period, which is the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period plus the 60 days following the end of such period.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from doing the following during the covered period:
- collecting or recording certain debts,
- issuing notice of certain debts to a person or consumer reporting agency,
- allowing any interest to accrue on certain debts, or
- applying any administrative fee to certain debts.
The VA may collect a payment from a person who elects to make such payment during the covered period.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Veteran Debt Relief During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Latest action (Jun 3, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 3, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.