Post by Bruce on Jun 25, 2014 2:20:42 GMT -5
Mr. David Lee Jay and Mr. Battle Hughes, for themselves, Mr. Albert Hannover and others, submit the following:
A BILL
To provide for the end of debtors’ prison and the return of imprisoned individuals to the work force, as well as for the application of special freedoms to veterans of the Continental Army currently incarcerated in debtors’ prisons.
Section 1: Title:
(A) This bill shall be referred to as the ‘Debtor Liberation and Gainful Employment Act.’
Section 2. Illegality of Imprisonment:
(A) Title III, United States Code, is hereby amended such that a new Chapter, Chapter 7, is inserted, to be entitled "Bankruptcy and Debtors," and it shall read as follows:
Chapter 7. Bankruptcy and Debtors.
Section 25. Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this Chapter, "gainfully employed" means employed in a position allowing an individual to make regular, reasonable payments on the debt.
(b) For the purposes of this Chapter, "service in defense of the nation," means service in the Continental Army, Continental Navy, Legion of the United States, United States Army, United States Navy, any militia deployed for combat service during the War for Independence, or any militia deployed at the directive of the United States.
Section 26. Debtors Imprisonment.
(a) It shall be unlawful to imprison for failure to pay private debt any individual that is gainfully employed.
(b) It shall be unlawful to imprison for failure to pay private debt any individual maimed, crippled, or injured during service in defense of the nation in such a way that prevents from attaining gainful employment.
A BILL
To provide for the end of debtors’ prison and the return of imprisoned individuals to the work force, as well as for the application of special freedoms to veterans of the Continental Army currently incarcerated in debtors’ prisons.
Section 1: Title:
(A) This bill shall be referred to as the ‘Debtor Liberation and Gainful Employment Act.’
Section 2. Illegality of Imprisonment:
(A) Title III, United States Code, is hereby amended such that a new Chapter, Chapter 7, is inserted, to be entitled "Bankruptcy and Debtors," and it shall read as follows:
Chapter 7. Bankruptcy and Debtors.
Section 25. Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this Chapter, "gainfully employed" means employed in a position allowing an individual to make regular, reasonable payments on the debt.
(b) For the purposes of this Chapter, "service in defense of the nation," means service in the Continental Army, Continental Navy, Legion of the United States, United States Army, United States Navy, any militia deployed for combat service during the War for Independence, or any militia deployed at the directive of the United States.
Section 26. Debtors Imprisonment.
(a) It shall be unlawful to imprison for failure to pay private debt any individual that is gainfully employed.
(b) It shall be unlawful to imprison for failure to pay private debt any individual maimed, crippled, or injured during service in defense of the nation in such a way that prevents from attaining gainful employment.
