HR 3609 · 110th Congress · Law
Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 15.(2007-12-12)
Plain Language Summary
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Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007 - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income) to prohibit the holder of a claim in bankruptcy which is secured by debtor's principal residence from adding fees, costs, or charges while the case is pending, unless such claimholder gives timely notice to both debtor and the bankruptcy trustee. Revises requirements for the discretionary features of a chapter 13 debtor's plan. Removes the prohibition against modification of the rights of a holder of a claim secured only by an interest in real property that is the debtor's principal residence. (Thus allows a plan to modify such rights.) Authorizes a chapter 13 bankruptcy plan to provide for payment of allowed claims secured by the debtor's principal residence over a period that exceeds a specified time frame. Eliminates the pre-petition credit counseling requirement for a chapter 13 debtor facing foreclosure if the debtor submits a certification to the court that the holder of a claim secured by the debtor's principal residence has initiated foreclosure on that residence. Adds to conditions for c…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3609, Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007
Feb 5, 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 12, 2007</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 3609, Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007
Feb 5, 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 12, 2007
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
20 Democrats