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H.R. 7478 (IH) - Patient Debt Relief Act
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 119th Congress
- Congress Session
- 2nd Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- February 10, 2026
- Action
- Mr. Vasquez (for himself, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Ms. Craig, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Simon, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Horsford, and Ms. DelBene) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
- Bill Number
- H.R. 7478
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Patient Debt Relief Act
- Full Title
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain standards and requirements with respect to financial assistance and medical debt collection for hospitals participating in the Medicare program, and to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program for purposes of medical debt relief.
- Sponsors
- Gabe Vasquez(NM)
- Cosponsors
- Melanie A. Stansbury (NM); Raul Ruiz (CA); Kathy Castor (FL); Shri Thanedar (MI); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Kim Schrier (WA); Robert Garcia (CA); Greg Landsman (OH); Maxwell Frost (FL); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Angie Craig (MN); Lateefah Simon (CA); Daniel S. Goldman (NY); Steven Horsford (NV); Suzan K. DelBene (WA)
- Committees
- Committee on Energy and Commerce (Standing), Committee on Ways and Means (Standing)
- United States Code References
- 15 U.S.C. 1692a(5)
26 U.S.C. 36B
42 U.S.C. 1395cc and 280g