3.0.0 2211 2022-11-15T16:34:30Z 2022-11-15T16:34:30Z House H HR 2013-05-24 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California:H.R. 2211.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power toregulate interstate commerce).[Page H2965]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-05-24T14:00:25Z 2013-05-24 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2013-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001139 Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-31] GARY MILLER R CA 31 N M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2013-05-24 True C001083 Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] John Carney D DE C. 0 2014-12-04 False Finance and Financial Sector Consumer affairs Consumer credit Debt collection Health care costs and insurance Finance and Financial Sector 00 2013-05-24 Introduced in House 2013-08-06T18:13:58Z Accuracy in Reporting Medical Debt Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit debt collectors, during a 120-day period, from reporting a medical debt (arising from the receipt of medical services, products, or devices) to any consumer reporting agency if the consumer, within a specified timeframe, disputes the validity of such debt through a written statement that the consumer is: (1) continuing to communicate with an insurance company to determine coverage for the debt, (2) disputing the amount or existence of the debt, or (3) awaiting a determination on an application for financial assistance when the consumer provides evidence of such application.

Prohibits this Act from having any effect on when a debt collector may engage in activities to collect or attempt to collect any debt owed or due or asserted to be owed.

]]> Accuracy in Reporting Medical Debt Act of 2013 Display Title Accuracy in Reporting Medical Debt Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Accuracy in Reporting Medical Debt Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information. Introduced in House 2013-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2211ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2211ih.xml 2013-05-24 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.