Angie Craig will support legislation to protect people from predatory medical debt collection practices and require hospitals to offer more manageable repayment options.

Angie Craig · Minnesota · Democratic

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 98%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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the Patient Debt Relief Act would establish a grant program under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allow nonprofit organizations to purchase medical debt from hospitals... The bill would also require hospitals to provide affordable repayment options and prohibit hospitals and collection agencies from foreclosing on homes or seizing wages in order to collect medical debt.

Craig introduced legislation to reduce medical debt burdens by curbing aggressive collection tactics and requiring better repayment terms.

Rep. Craig Introduces Legislation to Ease the Burden of Medical Debt on Minnesotans | Congresswoman Angie Craig
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H.R. 7478 was introduced with Ms. Craig listed among the original cosponsors. The bill establishes hospital financial-assistance and medical-debt collection requirements, including bans on home foreclosure and wage garnishment, and requires hospitals to offer repayment programs with minimum monthly payments capped at 4 percent of gross monthly income before selling or assigning certain medical debt.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text shows Craig supported the Patient Debt Relief Act at introduction and that the bill directly addresses predatory medical debt collection and more manageable hospital repayment options.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 7478 (IH) - Patient Debt Relief Act
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 7478 as introduced on February 10, 2026, referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees, and shows Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] as a cosponsor dated February 10, 2026. The tracker status remains Introduced.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov confirms Craig's cosponsorship and that the bill has not advanced beyond introduction, so the promise to support matching legislation is delivered, while enactment remains unresolved because that was not the stated commitment.

delivered same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.7478 - Patient Debt Relief Act
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Craig fulfilled the stated commitment because it was to support legislation, not to secure enactment. During her current federal House term, she was an original cosponsor of H.R. 7478, the Patient Debt Relief Act, which directly targets predatory medical debt collection practices and requires hospital repayment options capped by income. The bill remains introduced, but passage is not required by the promise wording.

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