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S. 1581

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019

This bill modifies 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.

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

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR](D-OR)Sponsor
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

    Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate