[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D485-D487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 1684-1713; and 6 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 51, H. Con. Res. 96-99, and H. Res. 160, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H2809-10
Reports Filed: One report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 159, providing for consideration of H.R. 1664, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for military operations, refugee 
relief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, 
and for military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999 (H.Rept. 106-127).
Page H2809
Journal Vote: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Tuesday, May 4, by a yea and nay vote of 356 yeas to 39 nays, Roll No. 
108.
  Pages H2639, H2643-44
Late Report: Committee on the Judiciary received permission to have 
until midnight on Friday, May 7, to file a report on H.R. 775, to 
establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages 
relating to the failure of any device or system to process or

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otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000.
                                                             Page H2654
Bankruptcy Reform Act: The House passed H.R. 833, to amend title 11 of 
the United States Code, by a yea and nay note of 313 yeas to 108 nays, 
Roll No. 115.
  Pages H2655-H2771
  Agreed to the Conyers motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, with instructions to report it back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment that excludes Social Security and Medicare 
payments from the definition of monthly income.
Pages H2769-70
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H2769
Agreed to:
  The Gekas amendment that makes technical changes and allows the 
states to opt out of the homestead exemption prior to enactment; 
                                                         Pages H2701-02
  The Moran amendment that modifies the Truth in Lending Act to require 
credit card issuers to make disclosures regarding interest rates, 
monthly payment information, and late fees, and subjects worldwide web-
based credit card solicitations to the same disclosures as other credit 
card solicitations;
Pages H2703-05
  The Moran amendment that requires debt relief agencies to make 
certain disclosures to debtors and includes a ``debtor's bill of 
rights'' (agreed to by a recorded vote of 373 ayes to 47 noes, Roll No. 
111);
Pages H2705-09, H2724-25
  The Velazquez amendment that expands the credit committee membership 
under chapter 11 bankruptcies to include a small business when it is 
determined that the small business' claims are disproportionally large 
to its gross revenues;
Pages H2709-10
  The Graham amendment, as modified, that prohibits the discharge of 
all qualified education loans, rather than just federally made, 
guaranteed or insured education loans, and includes an exception for 
undue hardships;
Pages H2710-11
  The Dooley amendment that requires the Federal Trade Commission to 
set standards for the United States Trustees in approving credit 
counseling agencies, counselors, and related programs and courses of 
instruction; and
Pages H2711-12
  The Whitfield amendment that provides for the compensation of 
bankruptcy trustees when they transfer cases from chapter 7 to chapter 
11.
Pages H2716-17
Rejected:
  The Hyde amendment that sought to strike the provisions that apply 
the Internal Revenue Service expense allowances for determining 
permissible living expenses of debtors and their families, adopt a 
standard of reasonably necessary expenses, and direct the Executive 
Office of United States Trustees to issue guidelines that will assist 
in assessing these expenses (rejected by a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 
238 noes, Roll No. 110);
Pages H2717-24
  The Conyers amendment that sought to waive the provisions of title 11 
relating to small business debtors or to single asset real estate where 
the application of those provisions could result in the loss of 5 or 
more jobs (rejected by a recorded vote of 143 ayes to 278 noes, Roll 
No. 112);
Pages H2712-14, H2725
  The Watt of North Carolina amendment that sought to require 
bankruptcy filers to provide their tax returns to the court only at the 
request of a party of interest (rejected by a recorded vote of 192 ayes 
to 230 noes, Roll No. 113); and
Pages H2714-16, H2725-26
  The Nadler amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, that 
sought to include various consumer bankruptcy revisions; provide a 
means test that uses the debtor's income and expenses instead of IRS 
allowances for living expenses; eliminate provisions to make credit 
card debt non-dischargeable; and specify that family support has 
priority over state and local governments child support enforcement 
payments (rejected by a recorded vote of 149 ayes to 272 noes, Roll No. 
114).
Pages H2726-69
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of H.R. 833 to correct 
section numbers, cross-references, and punctuation, and to make 
technical, conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House in amending the bill.
Page H2771
  H. Res. 158, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by voice vote.
Pages H2644-54
  Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a yea and nay vote 
of 227 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 109.
Page H2654
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H2811-13.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2643-44, H2654, H2723-24, H2724-25, H2725, H2725-26, H2769, and H2771. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.

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