3.0.0 3887 2023-01-11T13:46:18Z 2023-01-11T13:46:18Z Senate S 2020-06-03 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-03T22:06:06Z To defer action regarding certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a period of time including the COVID-19 emergency period. 116 6590 HR 2020-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Related bill CRS The Heroes Act 116 6800 HR 2020-07-23 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2020-06-03 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-06-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Consumer credit Debt collection Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Interest, dividends, interest rates User charges and fees Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-06-03 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-08T19:12:18Z Veteran Debt Relief During COVID-19 Act of 2020

This bill defers certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the covered period, which is the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period plus the 60 days following the end of such period.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from doing the following during the covered period:

  • collecting or recording certain debts,
  • issuing notice of certain debts to a person or consumer reporting agency,
  • allowing any interest to accrue on certain debts, or
  • applying any administrative fee to certain debts.

The VA may collect a payment from a person who elects to make such payment during the covered period.

]]> Veteran Debt Relief During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Display Title Veteran Debt Relief During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Veteran Debt Relief During COVID–19 Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to defer action regarding certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a period of time including the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3887is/xml/BILLS-116s3887is.xml 2020-06-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.