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1/28/2008--Introduced.<br/>Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to cite circumstances under which a medically distressed debtor may elect to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in specified real or personal property that the debtor (or debtor's dependent) uses as a residence, in a cooperative, or in a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent. Revises requirements for dismissal or conversion of a Chapter 7 case to prohibit the court or specified parties in interest from filing a motion to dismiss or convert to Chapter 11 or 13 if the debtor is a medically distressed debtor or an economically distressed caregiver.

1202101200 2008-02-04 Fri Nov 07 04:40:37 -0600 2008 introduced 48826 'act':4 '2008':6 'fair':3 'medic':1 'bankruptci':2 59279 false short introduced 48826 '11':4 'ill':29 'caus':45 'code':9 'debt':15 'mean':38 'test':39 'titl':3 'unit':7 'amend':2 'medic':14,48 'state':8 'whose':41 'debtor':40 'disabl':31 'econom':24 'exempt':36 'famili':32 'member':33 'provid':11 'restor':18 'caregiv':27 'financi':42 'homeown':16 'problem':43,49 'protect':12,20 'serious':47 'distress':25 'individu':22 'experienc':23 'bankruptci':19 56878 false official action 48826 1202101200 Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155231 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. S001170 4049 1508 Longworth House Office Building http://forms.house.gov/shea-porter/webform/issue_subscribe.htm 1 202-225-5822 Carol 'd':6 '-1':8 'nh':7 'rep':1 'shea':4,11,15 'carol':2,9,13 'porter':5,12,16 'shea-port':3,10,14 F 412219 Shea-Porter Carol_Shea-Porter Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1] 1979 N00028091 9459 Democrat 202-225-5456 NH Carol Shea-Porter 1.2 http://shea-porter.house.gov/ W000314 1961-01-02 5985 2241 Rayburn House Office Building http://wexler.house.gov/email.shtml 19 202-225-5974 Robert 'd':4 'fl':5 '-19':6 'rep':1 'robert':2,7,9 'wexler':3,8,10 M 400430 Wexler Robert_Wexler Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19] 2166 N00002905 9221 Democrat 202-225-3001 Jewish FL Robert Wexler 4.23809523809524 http://wexler.house.gov/ CongressmanWexler action 48826 1202101200 Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155231 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. introduced 48826 1201496400 Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 143944 action 48826 1201496400 Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0600 2008 143945 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.