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Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007

Introduced: September 20, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2007
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 15.
Dec 12, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 4, 2007
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 4 .
Oct 4, 2007
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 3, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Sep 20, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 20, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007 - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income) to prohibit the holder of a claim in bankruptcy which is secured by debtor's principal residence from adding fees, costs, or charges while the case is pending, unless such claimholder gives timely notice to both debtor and the bankruptcy trustee.

Revises requirements for the discretionary features of a chapter 13 debtor's plan. Removes the prohibition against modification of the rights of a holder of a claim secured only by an interest in real property that is the debtor's principal residence. (Thus allows a plan to modify such rights.)

Authorizes a chapter 13 bankruptcy plan to provide for payment of allowed claims secured by the debtor's principal residence over a period that exceeds a specified time frame.

Eliminates the pre-petition credit counseling requirement for a chapter 13 debtor facing foreclosure if the debtor submits a certification to the court that the holder of a claim secured by the debtor's principal residence has initiated foreclosure on that residence.

Adds to conditions for court confirmation of a plan in bankruptcy that the holder of an allowed claim secured by the debtor's principal residence shall retain the lien securing such claim until the claim is paid.

Excludes from final discharge of a debtor from all debts any allowed claim secured by the debtor's principal residence before such claim is paid.

What's happening now December 12, 2007

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 15.

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