Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 29, 2020 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 5.
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.
- IntroducedSep 24, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020
This bill increases the homestead exemption an individual debtor can claim in a bankruptcy to $100,000.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 29, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 29, 2020 |
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 Sep 24, 2020Markup Sep 29, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 29, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 5.
- Sep 24, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 24, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H4958H.R. 8366–8398 | — | Sep 24, 2020 |
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. 166, no. 166, September 24, 2020, page H4958.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 242 | Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 4, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to increase the amount of the allowable homestead exemption.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2020Introduced 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.
