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National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015

Public Law 114-107 · H.R. 4246 · 114th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 18, 2015 · Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)

Cosponsors (3): Rep. Jerrold Nadler,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 419 yea, 1 nay419–1
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 to exempt for an additional four-year period qualifying Armed Forces reserve component and National Guard members (who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for at least 90 days, and remain eligible for an exemption during the 540-day period following such active duty or homeland defense activity service) from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7 (Liquidation) of the Bankruptcy Code.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 114th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 419 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

419 yea1 nay13 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(180)

Republicans who voted yea(239)

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The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 693 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Judiciary Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
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Related bills

The record lists no related bills.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.

  1. Dec 18, 2015Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-107.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 17, 2015FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Dec 16, 2015FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 1 (Roll no. 696).House roll call 696
  8. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  9. FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4246.
  11. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  12. FloorFloor · Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Dec 15, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  14. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1753)
  16. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.