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H.R. 901 (111th)

Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act

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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

  1. 4 February 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 February 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 February 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 March 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

    Source: Committee

  5. 15 July 2010

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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