US SB160 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as delinquent, charged off, or in collection which, from the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 45 days.
Title
Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-28 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1767 (Same As) 2013-04-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/160/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s160/BILLS-113s160is.pdf |
