# 116-hr-5330: Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act

116-hr-5330, Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5330
- Congress: 116
- Title: Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537.
- Introduced: 2019-12-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act This bill modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency may not add to a consumer credit report any information related to a debt arising from a medically necessary procedure. Also, a debt collector (1) must wait one year before reporting other medical debt to a consumer reporting agency, (2) must notify the consumer prior to reporting such medical debt, and (3) may not attempt to collect a medical debt before the end of the one-year period.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9050: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for additional recovery rebates for individuals, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act
- 116-hr-8827: Stablecoin Classification and Regulation Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8806: RISE Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8772: Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5330 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5330)

## Related
- [116-hr-9050: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for additional recovery r…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9050)
- [116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8924)
- [116-hr-8827: Stablecoin Classification and Regulation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8827)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8806: RISE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8806)
- [116-hr-8772: Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8772)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5330 (as of 2025-11-18).