H.R. 5138: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems. H.R. 5138: Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2008-01-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. 2008-02-04 H.R. 5138: Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 h H.R. 5138: Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 (110th Congress) Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems. 2008-01-28 110 2008-01-28 5138 introduced HouseBill LegislativeAction ShortTitle OfficialTitle