S. 3351 · 115th Congress
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2018
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeff Merkley
- Introduced
- 2018-08-16
- Latest action
- 2018-08-16 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2018
This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to modify 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.