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H.R. 4044: National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008

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H.R. 4044: National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2007-11-01 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-11-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008

Plain summary

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to prohibit the bankruptcy court from dismissing or converting a case based on means testing while the debtor: (1) is either on active duty in the military service of the United States or performing a homeland defense activity for at least 90 days, and during the 540 days following the end of such period; and (3) was called to such active duty or performed such homeland defense activity after September 11, 2001, as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or the National Guard. Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report to Congress on whether and to what degree members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and the National Guard: (1) avail themselves of the benefits of this Act; (2) are debtors in federal bankruptcy cases substantially related to service that qualifies such members for such benefits of this Act; and (3) are debtors in federal bankruptcy cases materially related to such service. Requires such study to include the effects that the use by such members of this Act has upon: (1) the bankruptcy system; (2) creditors; and (3) the debt-incurrence practices of such members.

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Official text

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · 66 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 (2008-06-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 (2008-06-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Virginia Foxx (R-NC), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) and 6 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] reported raising $415,385 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr4044 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110