S. 1581 · 116th Congress
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeff Merkley
- Introduced
- 2019-05-21
- Latest action
- 2019-05-21 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.