3.0.0 1054 2019-02-20T23:08:14Z 2019-02-23T21:33:07Z Senate S S 2011-05-24 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-05-24T19:07:18Z 2011-05-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3277-3278) IntroReferral 2011-05-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3276-3277) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2011-05-24 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-05-24 True Finance and Financial Sector Accounting and auditing Bankruptcy Fraud offenses and financial crimes Housing finance and home ownership Military personnel and dependents Finance and Financial Sector 00 2011-05-24 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-02T19:13:26Z Fighting Fraud in Bankruptcy Act of 2011 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to prescribe remedies, including civil penalties, for a negligent, reckless, or fraudulent assertion of claim in a bankruptcy proceeding under either chapter 7 (liquidation) or chapter 13 (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income).

Prohibits the court, in any case involving a service member, from granting relief from an automatic stay upon request of a party in interest unless such party certifies under penalty of perjury that the requirements of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act pertaining to mortgages used as security on real or personal property have been met.

Amends the federal judicial code to confer upon the U.S. trustee the duty to exercise the trustee's powers and authorities to prevent or remedy any negligent, reckless, or fraudulent assertion of a claim.

Requires the Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees to establish specified audit procedures to determine the accuracy, veracity, and completeness of proofs of claim filed under federal bankruptcy laws.

]]> Fighting Fraud in Bankruptcy Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Fighting Fraud in Bankruptcy Act of 2011 Display Title Fighting Fraud in Bankruptcy Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to address remedies in bankruptcy for negligent, reckless, or fraudulent assertion of claim. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1054is/xml/BILLS-112s1054is.xml 2011-05-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3277-3278) 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.