Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bankruptcy_Abuse_Prevention_and_Consumer_Protection_Act_of_2005
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BAPCPA
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Chapter_13_bankruptcy
gptkb:Chapter_7_bankruptcy
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Title_11_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:category gptkb:Bankruptcy_in_the_United_States
2005 in American law
gptkbp:criticizedFor consumer advocates
gptkbp:dateEnacted April 20, 2005
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
gptkbp:improves documentation requirements for bankruptcy
requirements for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:United_States_Senate
February 1, 2005
gptkbp:longTitle gptkb:An_Act_to_amend_title_11_of_the_United_States_Code,_and_for_other_purposes.
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_109-8
gptkbp:purpose to protect consumers
to prevent bankruptcy abuse
gptkbp:requires credit counseling before filing
debtor education after filing
means test for bankruptcy filers
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Chuck_Grassley
gptkbp:startDate October 17, 2005
gptkbp:statutesAtLargeCitation gptkb:119_Stat._23
gptkbp:subject gptkb:bankruptcy
gptkbp:supportedBy credit card industry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:乔治·W·布什
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5