Rhode Island · 2025 Regular Session · Resolution

HR 5975: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 FOR THE PURCHASE, CANCELLATION AND FORGIVENESS OF MEDICAL DEBT

In committee Last action April 3, 2025: 04/03/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Plain-language summary

HR 5975 is a resolution introduced in the Rhode Island House on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 FOR THE PURCHASE, CANCELLATION AND FORGIVENESS OF MEDICAL DEBT. Primary sponsor: Kathleen Fogarty (Democratic), Jennifer Stewart (Democratic), Edith Ajello (Democratic), Scott Slater (Democratic), Karen Alzate (Democratic), Teresa Tanzi (Democratic), Rebecca Kislak (Democratic), Earl Read (Democratic), Jennifer Boylan (Democratic), Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 3, 2025): 04/03/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Kathleen Fogarty (Democratic); Jennifer Stewart (Democratic); Edith Ajello (Democratic); Scott Slater (Democratic); and 6 more.