National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4246
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2015-12-15
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy

Consumer credit

Homeland security

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Became Public Law No: 114-107.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-12-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015</strong></p> <p> This bill amends the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 to exempt for an additional four-year period qualifying Armed Forces reserve component and National Guard members (who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for at least 90 days, and remain eligible for an exemption during the 540-day period following such active duty or homeland defense activity service) from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7 (Liquidation) of the Bankruptcy Code. </p>

action_date: 2015-12-16
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015</strong></p> <p> (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 to exempt for an additional four-year period qualifying Armed Forces reserve component and National Guard members (who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for at least 90 days, and remain eligible for an exemption during the 540-day period following such active duty or homeland defense activity service) from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7 (Liquidation) of the Bankruptcy Code.</p>

action_date: 2015-12-17
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)</p><p><strong>National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015</strong></p> <p> (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 to exempt for an additional four-year period qualifying Armed Forces reserve component and National Guard members (who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for at least 90 days, and remain eligible for an exemption during the 540-day period following such active duty or homeland defense activity service) from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7 (Liquidation) of the Bankruptcy Code.</p>

action_date: 2015-12-18
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)</p><p><strong>National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015</strong></p> <p> (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 to exempt for an additional four-year period qualifying Armed Forces reserve component and National Guard members (who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for at least 90 days, and remain eligible for an exemption during the 540-day period following such active duty or homeland defense activity service) from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7 (Liquidation) of the Bankruptcy Code.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4246 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To exempt for an additional 4-year 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015 . 2. National guard and reservists debt relief amendment Section 4(b) of the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–438 ; 122 Stat. 5000) is amended by striking 7-year and inserting 11-year .

Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4246 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2015 Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Nadler , Mr. Rohrabacher , and Mr. Forbes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To exempt for an additional 4-year 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015 . 2. National guard and reservists debt relief amendment Section 4(b) of the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–438 ; 122 Stat. 5000) is amended by striking 7-year and inserting 11-year .

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 16, 2015 Received AN ACT To exempt for an additional 4-year 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015 . 2. National guard and reservists debt relief amendment Section 4(b) of the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–438 ; 122 Stat. 5000) is amended by striking 7-year and inserting 11-year .

Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen H. R. 4246 AN ACT To exempt for an additional 4-year 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015 . 2. National guard and reservists debt relief amendment Section 4(b) of the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–438 ; 122 Stat. 5000) is amended by striking 7-year and inserting 11-year .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.