United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 901 (111th)
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act
Introduced
4 February 2009
Last action
15 July 2010 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act - 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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Timeline
4 February 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Source: Committee
15 July 2010
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 February 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/901
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/901
- us · 111-hr-901 · source updated 14 August 2025