US HB8311 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on May 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To cancel existing medical debt, and for other purposes.
Title
Medical Debt Cancellation Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY] | Rep. Greg Casar [D-TX] |
| Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] |
| Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] |
| Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2024-05-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2024-05-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB4289 (Related) 2024-05-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8311/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8311/BILLS-118hr8311ih.pdf |
