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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 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 11, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 July 11, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 11, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5757: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5757/
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"H.R. 5757: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5757/.
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H.R. 5757, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5757/.
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