Bill117th CongressFiled Jan 11, 2021Finance and Financial Sector
H.R. 242
Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 11, 2021)
Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2021
This bill increases the homestead exemption an individual debtor can claim in a bankruptcy to $100,000. The homestead exemption allows a debtor to exempt from property of the estate the debtor's interest in property used as the debtor's residence or interest in a burial plot for the debtor.
What just happenedMar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4](D-PA)Sponsor
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- Introduced in HouseJan 11, 2021
- Mar 4, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee - Jan 11, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House