United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5138 (110th)
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008
Introduced
28 January 2008
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
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Summary
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 - 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 or an economically distressed caregiver.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2008
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Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2008
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 January 2008
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5138
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5138