United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 242 (117th)
Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2021
Introduced
11 January 2021
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2021 This bill increases the homestead exemption an individual debtor can claim in a bankruptcy to $100,000. The homestead exemption allows a debtor to exempt from property of the estate the debtor's interest in property used as the debtor's residence or interest in a burial plot for the debtor.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 January 2021
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Introduced in House · EN · 11 January 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 January 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/242
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/242