legislation: 109-hr-5757

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109-hr-5757 109 hr 5757 To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to converting chapter 7 cases of certain debtors who are victims of identity theft. Finance and Financial Sector 2006-07-11 2006-07-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] OH D B000944 4 Amends federal bankruptcy law governing dismissal or conversion of a chapter 7 case (Liquidation) (individual bankruptcy) to chapter 11 (Reorganization) or chapter 13 (Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income). Prohibits a judge, trustee, or other party in interest from filing a motion to dismiss or convert resting upon a presumption of abuse of the bankruptcy law if the aggregate amount of (primarily consumer debt) claims against the debtor (and debtor's spouse) resulted from identity theft in excess of specified amounts. 2023-01-12T17:52:39Z  

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