To provide for the adjustment of the debts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans.
To strengthen incentives and protections for whistleblowers in the financial industry and related regulatory agencies, and for other purposes.
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act by instituting a 180-day waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer’s credit report and removing paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by providing for a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information, and for other purposes.
To strengthen incentives and protections for whistleblowers in the financial industry and related regulatory agencies, and for other purposes.
Witness:
- Dr. Anne Krueger, Senior Research Professor of International Economics, John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
- Mr. Juan Carlos Batlle, Senior Managing Director, CPG Island Servicing, LLC
- The Honorable William M. Isaac, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Financial Institutions, FTI Consulting
- Dr. Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
To provide for the appointment of additional Federal bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes.