US SB1624 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on August 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-10-20 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-10-20 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to cite circumstances under which a medically distressed debtor may elect to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in specified real or personal property that the debtor (or debtor's dependent) uses as a residence, in a cooperative, or in a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent. Revises requirements for dismissal or conversion of a Chapter 7 case to prohibit the court or specified parties in interest from filing a motion to dismiss or convert to Chapter 11 or 13 if the debtor is a medically distressed debtor. Waives the credit counseling prerequisite for filing for relief from debt in the case of a medically distressed debtor. Denies a discharge in bankruptcy from any debt incurred that relates to attorneys' fees generated as a result of the debtor's filing of a Chapter 7 petition. Requires a debtor who seeks relief as a medically distressed debtor to attest in writing, and under penalty of perjury, that the medical expenses of the debtor are genuine, and not specifically incurred to bring the debtor within the coverage of the medical bankruptcy provisions of this Act.
Title
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI] |
| Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-20 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. | |
| 2009-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | |
| 2009-08-06 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9022) |
Same As/Similar To
HB901 (Related) 2010-07-15 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Consumer credit
Health care costs and insurance
Housing finance and home ownership
Legal fees and court costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1624/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1624/BILLS-111s1624is.pdf |
