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Official Title as Introduced

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to institute a 1-year waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and to remove paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information, and for other purposes.


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Date Actions Overview
04/07/2020Introduced in House

All Actions (2)

Date All Actions
04/07/2020Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Action By: House of Representatives
04/07/2020Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (70)

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CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]* 04/07/2020
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]* 04/07/2020
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]* 04/07/2020
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]* 04/07/2020
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]* 04/07/2020
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] 04/14/2020
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] 04/14/2020
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] 04/14/2020
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] 04/14/2020
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] 04/14/2020
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] 05/19/2020
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] 05/19/2020

Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Financial Services04/07/2020 Referred to

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Introduced in House (04/07/2020)

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2020

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.