H.R.4044 - National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008

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. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: 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. as introduced.
  • Short: National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 as reported to house.
  • Official: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to exempt for a limited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under Chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days. as amended by house.

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10/18/08
WashingtonWatch.com - P.L. 110-438...

... qualifying reserve-component members who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activi...

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10/09/08
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Call No: A 77.2:SCI 1/, Title: ARS science hall of fame. Author: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Imprint: [Beltsville Md.] ...

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07/13/08
DownsizeDC.org

... after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 60 days: H.R. 4044, a...

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07/02/08
Bankruptcy Relief Given to Nationa...

Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-California) co-sponsored the bill, HR 4044, which is just one of many provisions that...

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06/29/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.3...

Related Bills:. H.R.4044. Related Issue Areas:. National Guard · Law · Emergency management · Defense policy · 10 more · Debtor and credi...

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06/24/08
Chapter

Farzanah Shirazi sat watching her sister Parivash wash clothes Chapter 5 Tuesday, April 20, 1999 Read More » Chapter 11 HR 4044, a bill ...

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06/24/08
House Passes Bill to Allow Limited...

HR 4044, a bill that would exempt military reservists called to active duty and certain others from application of the means test in chap...

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06/22/08
house provides bankruptcy relief t...

... applies to chapter 7 bankruptcies _ where debts can be dissolved entirely except when the debtor has the financial wherewithal to rep...

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06/22/08
House provides bankruptcy relief t...

The legislation must still be considered by the Senate. ___. The bill is HR 4044. On the Net:. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. source: h...

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06/22/08
6/23/2008

1) hr 4044 - national guard and reservists debt relief act of 2008 (rep. schakowsky – judiciary) 2) hr 3546 - to authorize the edward b...

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