2021: Schweikert Voted Against Prohibiting The Debt Collection From Medical Bills Until Two Years After The First Due Payment And Prohibiting The Inclusion Of The Accumulated Medical Debt On Credit Reports. In May 2021, Schweikert voted against the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act of 2021 which would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "prohibit attempts to collect debt arising from medical services until two years after the date the first payment is due and prohibit the inclusion of debt arising from a medically necessary procedure on a credit report." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 215-207. The Senate did not take substantive action on the bill. [House Vote 141, 5/13/21; Congressional Quarterly, 5/13/21; Congressional Actions, H.R. 2547]
2020: Schweikert Voted Against The FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations And Coronavirus Relief, Which Prevented Surprise Medical Billing For Unexpected Out-Of-Network Care And Established An Arbitration Process To Dispute Payments Starting In January 2022. In December 2020, Schweikert voted against the second portion of the FY2021 Omnibus Appropriations and Coronavirus Relief package which would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "include a measure to prevent 'surprise' medical billing by insurance providers for unexpected out-of-network care and establish an arbitration process to resolve related payment disputes." The vote was on concurring in Senate amendment with portion of the amendment. The House agreed to the motion by a vote of 359-53 and sent to the President and ultimately became law. [House Vote 251, 12/21/20; Congressional Quarterly, 12/21/20; Congressional Actions, H.R. 133]