3.0.0 146 2023-01-11T13:46:43Z 2023-01-11T13:46:43Z Senate S 2021-02-02 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-02T17:26:32Z 2021-02-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-02-02 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-02-02 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2021-02-02 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-02-02 True Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Cardiovascular and respiratory health Cemeteries and funerals Consumer credit Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Higher education Housing finance and home ownership Infectious and parasitic diseases Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Unemployment Wages and earnings Finance and Financial Sector 00 2021-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-16T14:06:48Z Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2021

This bill allows medically distressed debtors to exempt certain property from their estates in bankruptcy, which allows them to retain ownership of such property. Specifically, a medically distressed debtor may exempt up to $250,000 of the debtor's interest in (1) specified real or personal property that the debtor or debtor's dependent uses as a residence, or (2) a burial plot for the debtor or debtor's dependent.

The bill also waives certain administrative and procedural requirements for a medically distressed debtor.

Additionally, the bill allows a medically distressed debtor to discharge in bankruptcy debts for certain education loans.

A debtor who seeks relief as a medically distressed debtor must attest in writing that the debtor's medical expenses are genuine and were not incurred to bring the debtor within the meaning of a medically distressed debtor under this bill.]]>

Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2021 Display Title Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide bankruptcy protections for medically distressed debtors, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s146is/xml/BILLS-117s146is.xml 2021-02-02 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.