House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to exempt for a limited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under Chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days.
Sponsor: Rep. Janice Schakowsky D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 1, 2007
- Committee actionJun 11, 2008
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2008 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 24, 2008 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4044.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008” on June 19, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 11, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 19, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19984
- CBO publication date
- June 19, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4044, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4044
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d523fcb2dcab946ce6522800c7498e25ae24301a229238b6ceac0578ecc3e80
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008” on June 19, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 11, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 19, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19984
- CBO publication date
- June 19, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4044, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4044
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d523fcb2dcab946ce6522800c7498e25ae24301a229238b6ceac0578ecc3e80
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 110-726 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 20, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 20, 2008 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/726
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4044, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4044
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d523fcb2dcab946ce6522800c7498e25ae24301a229238b6ceac0578ecc3e80
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.3197, which became Public Law 110-438 on 10/20/2008.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
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- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4044, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4044
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d523fcb2dcab946ce6522800c7498e25ae24301a229238b6ceac0578ecc3e80
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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
66 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 51 Democrats
15 of 66 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Dan Burton (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), John Duncan (R-TN), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Phil English (R-PA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Al Green (D-TX) and 36 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.