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HR 8366 116th Congress House

Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to increase the amount of the allowable homestead exemption.

Introduced: September 29, 2020 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyHousing finance and home ownershipProperty tax
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 5.
Sep 29, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 24, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 29, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 5.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020

This bill increases the homestead exemption an individual debtor can claim in a bankruptcy to $100,000.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Cicilline, David
· Sep 29, 2020
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8366: Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8366/
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