119th Congress
S. 4972
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Introduced
- Jul 14, 2026
- Policy area
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (6)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Added later (1)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) · Sep 24, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide bankruptcy protections for medically distressed debtors, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Jul 14, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 14, 2026 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Jul 14, 2026
Introduced in Senate