S. 214 · 117th Congress
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021
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This bill modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency is prohibited from adding medical debt information to a consumer credit report if the debt
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 3, 2021
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021
This bill modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency is prohibited from adding medical debt information to a consumer credit report if the debt
- was fully paid or settled, or
- is less than a year old.
Additionally, a debt collector must notify the consumer prior to reporting medical debt to a consumer reporting agency.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021
Latest action (Feb 3, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 3, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.