legislation: 115-s-3351

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115-s-3351 115 s 3351 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2018 Finance and Financial Sector 2018-08-16 2018-08-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] OR D M001176 6 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2018 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to modify 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. 2023-01-11T13:41:41Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3351

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