Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act by instituting a 180-day waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer’s credit report and removing paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by providing for 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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Chicago
U.S. Congress. Senate. Medical Debt Relief Act of 2016. S. 2592. 114th
Cong., 2nd
sess., Introduced in Senate February 25, 2016. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-114s2592is.
APA
Congress, Senate (2016, February 25). Medical Debt Relief Act of 2016 (S. 2592 (IS)). Retrieved from https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-114s2592is.
MLA
United States, Congress, Senate. Medical Debt Relief Act of 2016. U.S. Government Publishing Office, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-114s2592is. 114th Congress, S. 2592, Introduced in Senate 25 Feb. 2016.
Bluebook
S.2592 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Medical Debt Relief Act of 2016, S.2592, 114th Cong. (2016), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-114s2592is.
