To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2018
This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to limit, and establish a dispute process and verification procedures with respect to, the inclusion of a veteran's medical debt in a consumer credit report.
Became Public Law No: 115-174.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-132.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 59 - 0.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1025.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1025.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 802.
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