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HR 3972 110th 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: October 25, 2007 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Nov 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Oct 25, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 25, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to prohibit the bankruptcy court from dismissing or converting a case based on means testing while the debtor: (1) is either on active duty or performing a homeland defense activity for at least 60 days; or (2) was either called to active duty or performed homeland defense activity as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or a member of the National Guard after September 11, 2001.

What's happening now November 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

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