118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6003 — Medical Debt Relief Act of 2023

“To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the inclusion of medical debt on a consumer report, and for other purposes.”

Finance and financial sector

Introduced Oct 19, 2023

Last action Oct 25, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Oct 19, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Oct 25, 2023

Financial Services

Step 3

Committee

Step 4

House floor

Step 5

Senate

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on a consumer report (i.e., credit report). In addition, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must amend regulations to prohibit creditors from obtaining or using medical debt information when considering whether to extend credit to a consumer.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Oct 19, 2023

Introduced in House