S. 1624: Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us)

A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems, and for other purposes.

Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on this bill for October 29 at 10:00 am.

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S. 1624: Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us)

A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI](no cosponsors)

Text: Full Text

Status: Introduced Aug 6, 2009

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary


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