Patient Debt Relief Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7478 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7478 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain standards and requirements with respect to financial assistance and medical debt collection for hospitals participating in the Medicare program, and to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program for purposes of medical debt relief. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2026 Mr. Vasquez (for himself, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Ms. Craig, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Simon, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Horsford, and Ms. DelBene) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the…