HR 5757
109th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy courts
Crime and Law Enforcement
Debtor and creditor
Fraud
Identity theft
Law
To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to converting chapter 7 cases of certain debtors who are victims of identity theft.
Introduced: July 11, 2006
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Jul 11, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 11, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends federal bankruptcy law governing dismissal or conversion of a chapter 7 case (Liquidation) (individual bankruptcy) to chapter 11 (Reorganization) or chapter 13 (Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income).
Prohibits a judge, trustee, or other party in interest from filing a motion to dismiss or convert resting upon a presumption of abuse of the bankruptcy law if the aggregate amount of (primarily consumer debt) claims against the debtor (and debtor's spouse) resulted from identity theft in excess of specified amounts.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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