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HR 2060 109th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Bankruptcy Bankruptcy courts Civil procedure Crime and Law Enforcement Debtor and creditor Emergency Management Law National Guard Terrorism

To amend the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to exempt from the means test in bankruptcy cases, for a limited period, qualifying reserve-component members who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 60 days.

Introduced: May 3, 2005 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
May 3, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 3, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to declare that, if the following conditions exist, the presumption of abuse guidelines do not apply and the bankruptcy court is prohibited from dismissing or converting a Chapter 7 petition based on any form of means testing: (1) while the debtor is on, and during the 180-day period after release from active duty in the U.S. military service; or (2) while the debtor is performing, and during the 180-day period after the debtor is no longer performing, a homeland defense activity performed for at least 60 days; and (3) if after September 11, 2001, the debtor was called to active duty or performed homeland defense activity, while a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or a member of the National Guard.

What's happening now June 6, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

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