Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Bankruptcy

Bill Sent To President: S.3197 National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 11, 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.

October 09, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: S.3197 National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.6382 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

To make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3197 National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.5830 Expand and Preserve Home Ownership Through Counseling Act

2008-04-17T00:00:00Z

To create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5494 Savannah's Law

2008-02-26T00:00:00Z

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5455 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.

Bill Introduced: S.2636 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5138 Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008

2008-01-28T00:00:00Z

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-20T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes.

December 20, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-142.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-20T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes.

December 20, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes.

December 18, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.2505 A bill to allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan, and for other purposes.

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

A bill to allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2353 Fair Judicial Compensation Act of 2007

2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to increase the annual salaries of justices and judges of the United States, and to increase fees for bankruptcy trustees.

Bill Vetoed: H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

November 13, 2007: Vetoed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-11-08T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-11-08T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.4044 National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4061 To allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan, and for other purposes.

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

To allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan, and for other purposes.