Rep. Tlaib Pushes to Restore Federal Protections Against Illegal Medical Debt Collection
This bill is in the early stages of the legislative process and was sent to the House Committee on Financial Services on April 29, 2026. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but no further action has occurred since it was introduced. It is common for bills to remain in committee without a vote.
This is a challenge to an agency decision that likely lacks the broad bipartisan support needed to pass both chambers of Congress and get signed into law.
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While not directly targeted, people with criminal records often have limited financial resources and are disproportionately affected by medical debt collection. Restoring protections against illegal surprise billing collections would help vulnerable populations avoid further credit damage from medical debts they do not legally owe.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Dozens of physician groups are urging federal agencies to strengthen enforcement of the No Surprises Act. They claim health plans are circumventing the statute, shifting costs onto patients, and failing to pay arbitration awards, jeopardizing the protections intended for consumers.
Medical associations have voiced frustration to the Trump administration, noting that insurers are inappropriately shifting costs to patients after losing payment disagreements. The groups are calling for increased transparency and enforcement of the 2020 No Surprises Act.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2022-01: Medical Debt Collection and Consumer Reporting Requirements in Connection with the No Surprises Act".
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