An Overview of Medical Debt: Collection, Credit Reporting, and Related Policy Issues
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- HR 133116th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Dec 27, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-260.
- HR 1319117th Congress
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Mar 11, 2021 · Became Public Law No: 117-2.
- HR 1773118th Congress
Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act
Mar 23, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- HR 5180118th Congress
Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act
Aug 8, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- HR 6003118th Congress
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2023
Oct 25, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- HR 7515118th Congress
Protecting Native Americans’ Credit Act of 2024
Mar 1, 2024 · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- HR 9129118th Congress
Patient Debt Relief Act
Dec 17, 2024 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- HRES 532118th Congress
Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.
Jun 21, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
- S 2483118th Congress
Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act
Jul 25, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S 3103118th Congress
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2023
Oct 19, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- S 4289118th Congress
Medical Debt Cancellation Act
May 8, 2024 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- HJRES 74119th Congress
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)".
Mar 6, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- SJRES 36119th Congress
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)".
Mar 11, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.