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Public Law 118-24 · HR 3315 · December 19, 2023 · Finance and Financial Sector

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023

Passed without a recorded vote✍ Signed by Joe Biden

What it does

A plain-language summary is coming. Here is the official summary from the Congressional Research Service:

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023 This act extends for an additional four years the exemption from the presumption of abuse means test under Chapter 7 (liquidation) bankruptcy for qualifying members of an Armed Forces reserve component or the National Guard. Specifically, members who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days qualify for this exemption. The exemption expires on December 19, 2023.

How Congress voted

This law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, so there is no record of how individual members voted.