{
  "id": 7376704,
  "title": "House Democrats pitch bill to save people from having pay garnished for medical debt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/house-democrats-pitch-bill-to-save-people-from-having-pay-garnished",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T18:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/house-democrats-bill-wages-garnished-medical-debt"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Exclusive: Currently under federal law, up to 25% of a worker’s take-home earnings can be collected House Democrats introduced a bill Monday that would prevent workers from having their wages garnished for medical debt collection. The bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to include a ban on wage garnishment for medical debt and prohibit any state or court from issuing or…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}