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HR 3662 109th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Collection of accounts Debtor and creditor Hurricane aftermath legislation

Financial Safeguards for Hurricane Survivors Act of 2005

Introduced: September 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Sep 6, 2005
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 6, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Financial Safeguards for Hurricane Survivors Act of 2005 - Amends the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to extend its general effective date from 180 days after date of enactment to 910 days after its date of enactment (thus extending for two additional years the time within which bankruptcy petitions may be filed under the bankruptcy law in effect before enactment of such Act).

Declares this Act effective as of September 1, 2005, (thereby making victims of Hurricane Katrina eligible to file under the current bankruptcy law).

What's happening now September 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 13, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 13, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3662: Financial Safeguards for Hurricane Survivors Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3662/
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"H.R. 3662: Financial Safeguards for Hurricane Survivors Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3662/.
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H.R. 3662, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3662/.
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