To amend the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to exempt from the means test in bankruptcy cases, for a limited period, qualifying reserve-component members who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 60 days.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

88 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 61 Democrats

61 of 88 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), John Barrow (D-GA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Dan Boren (D-OK), Kevin Brady (R-TX), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ed Case (D-HI), James Clyburn (D-SC), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), John Duncan (R-TN), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Barney Frank (D-MA), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) and 58 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher.

• H.R. 1023 (109th) Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act
• H.Res. 1016 (109th) Encouraging all offices of the House of Representatives to hire disabled veterans.
• H.R. 1022 (109th) George E. Brown, Jr. Near-Earth Object Survey Act
• H.R. 2364 (109th) To establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to recruit and prepare students for careers in the…
• H.R. 1438 (109th) No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2005
• H.R. 1024 (109th) Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2005

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-46 district