National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015
Latest action · Dec 18, 2015 Became Public Law No: 114-107.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 15, 2015
- Passed HouseDec 16, 2015
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2015
- To the PresidentDec 18, 2015
- Became lawDec 18, 2015Public Law 114-107
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 to exempt for an additional four-year period qualifying Armed Forces reserve component and National Guard members (who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for at least 90 days, and remain eligible for an exemption during the 540-day period following such active duty or homeland defense activity service) from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7 (Liquidation) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 696 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed419–1 | Dec 16, 2015 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 15, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Dec 15, 2015 |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | Dec 15, 2015 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Dec 15, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 15, 2015 |
| Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee | Referred Dec 15, 2015 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 18, 2015Presented to President.
- Dec 18, 2015Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2015Became Public Law No: 114-107.
- Dec 17, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 16, 2015Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 16, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9335-9337)
- Dec 16, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4246.
- Dec 16, 2015At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Dec 16, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9339-9340)
- Dec 16, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 1 (Roll no. 696). (text: CR H9336)
- Dec 16, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 15, 2015Introduced in House
- Dec 15, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1753)
- Dec 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Dec 15, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8835 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 17, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9335–H9337Text printed H9336Recorded votes H9340enact | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Steve Cohen D-TN | Dec 16, 2015 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1793Lists H9328H.R. 4246–4261 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Dec 15, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 182, December 15, 2015, page H9328.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41561 | EPA Regulations: Too Much, Too Little, or On Track? Archived | Report | Dec 30, 2016 |
| R43880 | The America COMPETES Acts: An Overview Archived | Report | Jul 27, 2015 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Enacted
- National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 16, 2015Received in Senate
- Dec 16, 2015Engrossed in House
- Dec 15, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
