U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10373: Protecting Workers' Wages from Medical Debt Act
Status: In committee, September 14, 2026
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the garnishment of wages in relation to medical debt, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the garnishment of wages in relation to medical debt, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 14, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the garnishment of wages in relation to medical debt, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Workers' Wages from Medical Debt Act . SECTION 2. Prohibition on wage garnishment for medical debts (a) In general The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 7 the following: SECTION 8. Prohibition on wage garnishment for medical debts (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no wages of an employee may be subject to garnishment for the payment of any medical debt. (b) Prohibition on courts and States No court of the United States or any State, and no State (or officer or agency thereof), may make, execute, or enforce any order or process in violation of this section. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Garnishment The term garnishment means any legal or equitable procedure through which the wages of any individual are required to be withheld for payment of any medical debt. (2) Medical debt .The term medical debt means a debt arising from the furnishing of items and services by a health care facility or health care provider (as defined in section 101(6) of the …
Sponsors
- Robert Scott (D, HD-VA-3) · primary sponsor
- Ilhan Omar (D, HD-005)
- Greg Casar (D, 35)
- Summer Lee (D, HD-PA-12)
- Frederica Wilson (D, HD-FL-24)
- Adelita Grijalva (D, HD-007)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB10373?
- HB10373 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Protecting Workers' Wages from Medical Debt Act.
- What does HB10373 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the garnishment of wages in relation to medical debt, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10373?
- In committee as of September 14, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (September 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10373?
- Robert Scott (D, HD-VA-3), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10373?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10373
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