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.

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS 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.;Patient Debt Relief Act;H.R. 7478 (IH) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2026-02-23 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. Patient Debt Relief Act H.R. 7478 (IH) U.S. Government Publishing Office 2026-02-10 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/6: P0b002ee1dec5506d https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr7478ih H.R. 7478 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325573 Congressional bills House bills f:h7478_ih.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr7478ih https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7478ih/html/BILLS-119hr7478ih.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7478ih/pdf/BILLS-119hr7478ih.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7478ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7478ih.xml fdlp DGPO 2026-02-23 2026-02-23 BILLS-119hr7478ih machine generated eng Gabe Vasquez United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member Melanie A. Stansbury United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Raul Ruiz United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Kathy Castor United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Shri Thanedar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Yvette D. Clarke United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Kim Schrier United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Robert Garcia United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Greg Landsman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Maxwell Frost United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eleanor Holmes Norton United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Angie Craig United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lateefah Simon United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Daniel S. Goldman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Steven Horsford United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Suzan K. DelBene United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce associated name asn United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means associated name asn United States Code Title 15 Section 1692a(5) Title 15 Section 1692a(6) 15 U.S.C. 1692a(5) 15 U.S.C. 1692a(6) United States Code Title 26 Section 36B 26 U.S.C. 36B United States Code Title 42 Section 1395cc Title 42 Section 280get seq. 42 U.S.C. 1395cc 42 U.S.C. 280get seq. hr BILLS-119hr7478ih 119 2 HOUSE HOUSE 7478 ih ih Patient Debt Relief Act 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. 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 Committee on Energy and Commerce Energy and Commerce Committee on Ways and Means Ways and Means Mr. Vasquez Gabe Vasquez Vasquez, Gabe Ms. Stansbury Melanie A. Stansbury Stansbury, Melanie A. Melanie Stansbury Mr. Ruiz Raul Ruiz Ruiz, Raul Ms. Castor of Florida Kathy Castor Castor, Kathy Mr. Thanedar Shri Thanedar Thanedar, Shri Ms. Clarke of New York Yvette D. Clarke Clarke, Yvette D. Yvette Clarke Ms. Schrier Kim Schrier Schrier, Kim Mr. Garcia of California Robert Garcia Garcia, Robert Mr. Landsman Greg Landsman Landsman, Greg Mr. Frost Maxwell Frost Frost, Maxwell Ms. Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton Norton, Eleanor Holmes Eleanor Norton Ms. Craig Angie Craig Craig, Angie Ms. Simon Lateefah Simon Simon, Lateefah Mr. Goldman of New York Daniel S. Goldman Goldman, Daniel S. Daniel Goldman Mr. Horsford Steven Horsford Horsford, Steven Ms. DelBene Suzan K. DelBene DelBene, Suzan K. Suzan DelBene false false