,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajcgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia 7= himself1 
,ms4 ,om>1 & ,mr4 ,cas>7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds  
,act ( #aich to prohibit ! g>ni%m5t (   
wages 9 relation to m$ical debt1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,work]s'      
,wages f ,m$ical ,debt ,act4  #b4       
,prohibition on wage g>ni%m5t = m$ical  
debts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,fair ,labor     
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja 
et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section
 #g ! foll[+3  #h4 ,prohibition on wage 
g>ni%m5t = m$ical debts  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no    
wages ( an employee may be subject to   
g>ni%m5t = ! paym5t ( any m$ical debt4  
7b7 ,prohibition on c\rts & ,/ates ,no  
c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any ,/ate1 &  
no ,/ate 7or (fic] or ag5cy !re(71 may  

make1 execute1 or en=ce any ord] or     
process 9 violation ( ?is section4  7c7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,g>ni%m5t ,! t]m g>ni%m5t means any     
legal or equitable proc$ure ?r\gh :i* ! 
wages ( any individual are requir$ to be
 )held = paym5t ( any m$ical debt4  7#b7
 ,m$ical debt 4,! t]m m$ical debt means 
a debt aris+ f ! furni%+ ( items &      
s]vices by a heal? c>e facility or heal?
 c>e provid] 7z def9$ 9 section #aja7f7 
( ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act (     
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7f774  4  7b7 
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #aj ( ! ,fair  
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #baj7 is repeal$4  7c7        
,effective date ,?is ,act %all take     
effect on ! date t is #f mon?s aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4