About the bill
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) (Pub.L. 109–8, 119 Stat. 23, enacted April 20, 2005), is a legislative act that made several significant changes to the United States Bankruptcy Code. Referred to colloquially as the "New Bankruptcy Law", the Act of Congress attempts to, among other things, make it more difficult for some consumers to file bankruptcy under Chapter 7; some of these consumers may instead utilize Chapter 13. Voting record of S. 256.
It was passed by the 109th United States Congress on April 14, 2005 and signed into law by President George W. Bush on April 20, 2005. Most provisions of the act apply to cases filed on or after October 17, 2005.
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Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Apr 20, 2005
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on April 20, 2005.
12 Cosponsors (10 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
President George Bush [R, 2001-2009]: S. 256 - Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Feb 28, 2005)
What legislators are saying
“Prepared Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley”
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Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
(Sponsor)
on Feb 17, 2005
“Blumenauer Issues Statement Opposing Unfair Bankruptcy Bill”
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3]
on Apr 14, 2005
“Price Releases Information, Statement on Bankruptcy Reform”
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Rep. David Price [D-NC4]
on Apr 14, 2005
History
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Jan 28, 2004
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Earlier Version —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1920 (108th). |
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Feb 1, 2005
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Feb 17, 2005
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Mar 10, 2005
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. |
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Apr 8, 2005
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee. |
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Apr 14, 2005
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 211 (109th). |
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Apr 14, 2005
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Apr 20, 2005
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 256 (109th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 256. This is the one from the 109th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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