[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3662 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3662

To delay for 2 years the general effective date of the Bankruptcy Abuse 
            Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2005

Ms. Slaughter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To delay for 2 years the general effective date of the Bankruptcy Abuse 
            Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Safeguards for Hurricane 
Survivors Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER 
              PROTECTION ACT OF 2005.

    Section 1501(a) of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer 
Protection Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-8) is amended by striking ``180 
days'' and inserting ``910 days''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendment by this Act shall take effect of 
September 1, 2005.
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