A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt".
Sen. Warnock Introduces Resolution to Block CFPB From Weakening Medical Debt Collection Protections
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Some Medicaid enrollees face medical debt from services not fully covered or from periods without coverage. Keeping the CFPB's medical debt protections in place would help ensure debt collectors cannot use unfair practices against this lower-income population, which is especially vulnerable to financial harm from collection actions.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt".
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