U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 773

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2021

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.

Sponsor

Katie PorterD-CA-45

Introduced

February 3, 2021, in the House

Issue areas

• Economy and finance
• Healthcare

Policy area

Finance and Financial Sector (from the Congressional Research Service)

Full text and actions

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