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Consumer Debt

To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to safeguard access to information for consumers and to stop abusive debt litigation, and for other purposes.

Saturday, August 9, 2025
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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Friday, February 21, 2020
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Large Medical Bills Held Not to Be ‘Consumer’ Debts

Courts are split on whether large medical bills are consumer debts that invoke the means test and can bar relief in chapter 7.

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title XI of the Social Security Act to prevent certain cases of out-of-network surprise medical bills, strengthen health care consumer protections, and improve health care information transparency, and for other purposes.

Saturday, August 9, 2025
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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