S. 3887 · 116th Congress
Veteran Debt Relief During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Introduced
- 2020-06-03
- Latest action
- 2020-06-03 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Veteran Debt Relief During COVID-19 Act of 2020
This bill defers certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the covered period, which is the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period plus the 60 days following the end of such period.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from doing the following during the covered period:
collecting or recording certain debts, issuing notice of certain debts to a person or consumer reporting agency, allowing any interest to accrue on certain debts, or applying any administrative fee to certain debts. The VA may collect a payment from a person who elects to make such payment during the covered period.