Debt Collection
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PRRADA Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2019 [S.1675]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires professionals employed in debt adjustment cases involving Puerto Rico to file verified statements disclosing their connections with the debtor, creditors, and other interested parties before seeking compensation for their services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/23/2019
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Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019 [S.1581]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Public Health ]
Modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency may not add certain medical debt information to a consumer credit report. Also, a debt collector may not report certain medical debt information to a consumer reporting agency within a specified time period and must notify the consumer prior to reporting such medical debt.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/21/2019
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Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2019 [S.1385]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debt. Simplified acquisition threshold means the dollar amount below which a nonfederal entity may purchase property or services using small purchase methods. The bill (1) authorizes the Department of the Treasury to disclose to an agency whether such person has
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/09/2019
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Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act [HB-2543]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pay to states their reasonable costs for compiling and sharing records of deaths with the SSA. Under current law, the SSA is not required to pay the states but may choose to do so. The SSA may share the death data with federal and state agencies for various purposes. Such purposes include ensuring proper payments of benefits and tax administration duties. The Office of Management and Budget shall develop guidance for federal agencies that collect death data, and the Department of the Treasury
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 05/07/2019
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Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act [S.1333]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pay to states their reasonable costs for compiling and sharing records of deaths with the SSA. Under current law, the SSA is not required to pay the states but may choose to do so. The SSA may share the death data with federal and state agencies for various purposes. Such purposes include ensuring proper payments of benefits and tax administration duties. The Office of Management and Budget shall develop guidance for federal agencies that collect death data, and the Department of the Treasury
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 116-49. on 06/25/2019
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Affordable Loans for Any Student Act [HB-2065]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Addresses repayment options, loan disclosures, and loan counseling for student loans. The bill revises requirements concerning repayment options for student loan borrowers. For instance, the bill terminates interest capitalization and origination fees for Federal Direct Loans, provides assistance to low-income borrowers or borrowers who are delinquent on loan payments, and replaces the existing income-based repayment plans with two new plans. Under the new plans, borrowers may choose (1) a fixed repayment plan with equal monthly payments paid over
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro
Introduced In House on 04/03/2019
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Affordable Loans for Any Student Act [S.1002]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Addresses repayment options, loan disclosures, and loan counseling for student loans. The bill revises requirements concerning repayment options for student loan borrowers. For instance, the bill terminates interest capitalization and origination fees for Federal Direct Loans, provides assistance to low-income borrowers or borrowers who are delinquent on loan payments, and replaces the existing income-based repayment plans with two new plans. Under the new plans, borrowers may choose (1) a fixed repayment plan with equal monthly payments paid over
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/03/2019
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Medicare for All Act of 2019 [S.1129]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/10/2019
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RAISE Act Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act [S.1103]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus on family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/10/2019
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RAISE Act Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act [HB-2278]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted S. Yoho
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/15/2019
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Taxpayer First Act of 2019 [S.928]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Modifies requirements for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding its organizational structure, customer service, enforcement procedures, management of information technology, and use of electronic systems. The bill includes provisions that establish the IRS Independent Office of Appeals to resolve federal tax controversies without litigation; require the IRS to develop a comprehensive customer service strategy; continue the IRS Free File Program; exempt certain low-income taxpayers from payments required to submit an offer-in-compromise; modify
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/28/2019
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Taxpayer First Act of 2019 [HB-1957]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
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Establishes the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to support deferred maintenance projects on federal lands. For FY2021-FY2025, there shall be deposited into the fund an amount equal to 50% of energy development revenues credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous receipts from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on federal lands and waters. Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.9 billion for any fiscal year. The fund must be used for priority deferred maintenance projects in specified systems
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Signed By President. on 08/04/2020
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PROTECT Students Act of 2019 Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019 [S.867]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Provides additional oversight of postsecondary education programs, including for-profit institutions of higher education (IHEs), and addresses protections for students and student loan borrowers from fraudulent or predatory practices. The bill sets forth a variety of provisions concerning oversight of for-profit IHEs. Specifically, the bill decreases the cap on the amount of revenue for-profit IHEs may receive from federal sources, including funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. In addition, it establishes
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/26/2019
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SHIELD for Veterans Act of 2020 Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debts for Veterans Act of 2020 Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2019 [S.805]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Poverty ]
[Retirement ]
Limits the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recover overpayments of benefits from veterans. Among other requirements, the VA must update its information technology systems to allow for expedited notification when a veteran incurs a debt via participation in a VA benefits program. The VA may only deduct the amount of debt of any veteran who is in debt because of participation in a VA benefits program from future benefit payments if the debt is the result of the following: failure to report correct, required information to the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Moran With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 09/15/2020
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VA Billing Accountability Act [HB-1802]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make co-payments for medications, hospital care, nursing home care, and medical services in certain situations. Specifically, a veteran may have such co-payments waived if (1) an error committed by the VA or a non-VA facility delayed co-payment notification to the veteran, and (2) the veteran received such notification later than 180 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) after the date on which the veteran received the care or services. In requiring
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
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Consumers First Act [HB-1500]
[Finance ]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
Revises provisions related to the administration of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). (Sec. 3) The bill amends all statutory references to the "Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection" to refer instead to the "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau." (Sec. 5) Specified units, offices, and boards of the CFPB must perform their assigned duties and may not be renamed or reorganized. The bill establishes requirements for staffing levels, political appointees, and the publication of consumer complaints regarding consumer financial products
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/23/2019
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HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2019 [HB-1421]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibits a debt collector from robocalling or texting without consent an individual for purposes of collecting a debt owed to or guaranteed by the federal government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 04/30/2019
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HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2019 [S.626]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibits a debt collector from robocalling or texting without consent an individual for purposes of collecting a debt owed to or guaranteed by the federal government.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/28/2019
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HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2019 [S.626]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibits a debt collector from robocalling or texting without consent an individual for purposes of collecting a debt owed to or guaranteed by the federal government.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/28/2019
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REDUCE Government Waste Act Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act [S.125]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Repeals the rules for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under a nonrecourse marketing assistance loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan.) The bill also prohibits federal funds from being used for the development of (1) a beerbot or other robot bartender; or (2) insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 01/15/2019