3.0.0 4044 2023-01-11T20:16:50Z 2023-01-11T20:16:50Z House H HR 2007-11-01 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-24T23:05:45Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju09 Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee Reported by 2008-04-24T20:04:11Z Markup by 2008-04-24T20:04:02Z Hearings by 2008-04-01T16:46:37Z Referred to 2007-12-03T15:40:48Z Reported by 2008-06-20T17:01:06Z Markup by 2008-06-11T23:01:26Z Referred to 2007-11-01T14:02:20Z H. Rept. 110-726 National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 110 3197 S 2008-10-20 Became Public Law No: 110-438. Related bill CRS Related bill House 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. 110 3972 HR 2007-11-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Identical bill CRS 2008-06-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2008-06-23 14:33:58 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 14:33:53 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 14:33:50 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5801-5802) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 14:33:50 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5801-5802) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-23 14:10:33 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4044. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 14:10:30 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5801-5805) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 14:10:05 Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-06-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00461 2008-06-20 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-726. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-06-20 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-726. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-06-11 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-06-11 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-04-30 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-04-24 hsju09 Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2008-04-24 hsju09 Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-04-01 hsju09 Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2007-12-03 hsju09 Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Committee 2007-11-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-11-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 N R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2007-11-01 True A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2007-11-01 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2007-11-01 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2007-11-01 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2007-11-01 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. 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Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2008-06-18 False 2008-06-19T04:00:00Z H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19984 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 11, 2008</p> 2008-06-19T04:00:00Z H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19984 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 11, 2008 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 Finance and Financial Sector 00 2007-11-01 Introduced in House 2007-11-28T16:45:04Z 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.

]]> 17 2008-06-20 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2008-07-23T18:59:32Z National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to prohibit the bankruptcy court from dismissing or converting a case based on means testing while the debtor: (1) is either on active duty in the military service of the United States or performing a homeland defense activity for at least 90 days, and during the 540 days following the end of such period; and (3) was called to such active duty or performed such homeland defense activity after September 11, 2001, as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or the National Guard.

Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report to Congress on whether and to what degree members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and the National Guard: (1) avail themselves of the benefits of this Act; (2) are debtors in federal bankruptcy cases substantially related to service that qualifies such members for such benefits of this Act; and (3) are debtors in federal bankruptcy cases materially related to such service.

Requires such study to include the effects that the use by such members of this Act has upon: (1) the bankruptcy system; (2) creditors; and (3) the debt-incurrence practices of such members.

]]> 36 2008-06-23 Passed House amended 2008-07-23T18:57:48Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 20, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to prohibit the bankruptcy court from dismissing or converting a case based on means testing while the debtor: (1) is either on active duty in the military service of the United States or performing a homeland defense activity for at least 90 days, and during the 540 days following the end of such period; and (3) was called to such active duty or performed such homeland defense activity after September 11, 2001, as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or the National Guard.

Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report to Congress on whether and to what degree members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and the National Guard: (1) avail themselves of the benefits of this Act; (2) are debtors in federal bankruptcy cases substantially related to service that qualifies such members for such benefits of this Act; and (3) are debtors in federal bankruptcy cases materially related to such service.

Requires such study to include the effects that the use by such members of this Act has upon: (1) the bankruptcy system; (2) creditors; and (3) the debt-incurrence practices of such members.

]]> National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced 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 in House IH Display Title National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to House National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 H House Official Titles as Amended by House 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. H House Referred in Senate 2008-06-24T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2008-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4044eh/xml/BILLS-110hr4044eh.xml Reported in House 2008-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4044rh/xml/BILLS-110hr4044rh.xml Introduced in House 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4044ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4044ih.xml 2008-06-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.