[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 45 (Thursday, April 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 21, 1994]
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                       BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENTS ACT

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the hour of 10:30 
having passed, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 540, which 
the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 540) to improve the administration of the 
     bankruptcy system, address certain commercial issues and 
     consumer issues in bankruptcy, and establish a commission to 
     study and make recommendations on problems with the 
     bankruptcy system, and for other purposes.

  The Senate resumed consideration of the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama is recognized.
  Mr. HEFLIN. Parliamentary inquiry. What is the pending amendment?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending business is the committee 
substitute for S. 540.
  Mr. HEFLIN. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, we have been in quorum call, endeavoring 
to work out some agreements on some of the amendments dealing with 
bankruptcy. I would like to report that a good deal of progress has 
been made. I think we are moving forward, and in a fairly short period 
of time I think we will be able to reach an agreement on the major 
issues and hopefully on some of the minor issues that are involved in 
it. But progress is being made.
  I just felt Senators watching on television in their offices, or 
their staffs in their offices, ought to receive this interim report 
that progress is being made. We hope we can reach an agreement and 
dispose of this fairly shortly.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Dorgan). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The Senator from Nebraska is recognized.
  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, the Senator from Nebraska would like to 
request from the managers of the bill--I believe the minority leader is 
on the Senate floor right now.
  I would like to have about 5 minutes in order to proceed as in 
morning business. Would that interfere with the pending plan of the 
Senators managing the bill?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. HEFLIN. No; we have no objection.
  Mr. EXON. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Nebraska be 
allowed to proceed as in morning business for not to exceed 5 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The 
Senator from Nebraska is recognized for 5 minutes.

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