H.R. 4246National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015

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Sponsor: Steve Cohen [D-TN-09]
Cosponsors: 3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: Dec 18, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-107.

IntroducedDec 15, 2015
Passed the HouseDec 16, 2015
Passed the SenateDec 17, 2015
Sent to the PresidentDec 18, 2015
Became lawDec 18, 2015

What the measure doesCRS 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4246 as public Law on Dec 18, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 696

House Dec 16, 2015

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015

Passed · Two-thirds required

419 Yea 1 Nay 13 not voting

Crossed both parties 1 of 420 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.

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How the chamber split

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All members433 members

Democratic188 members

Republican245 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4246 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.

DJerrold Nadler [D-NY-10]Original

RDANA ROHRABACHER [R-CA-48]Original

RJ. Forbes [R-VA-04]Original

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H.R. 4246National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 696

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat

H.R. 4246National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 696

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Who lobbied on H.R. 42461 organization

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