BANKRUPTCY

Amendments

Courts: appointment of two bankruptcy judges in Arizona (S. 646), S12016 [2AU]

Analyses

Pension Protection in Bankruptcy Act (S. 2014), S17463 [21NO]

Articles and editorials

Bankruptcy Questions, E799 [6MR]

Bankruptcy Watchdog, E798 [6MR]

Bring Back McCarthy, E799 [6MR]

Medical Bills Partly To Blame for Surge in Bankruptcies, H4175 [7JN]

System of Trust, E799 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Administrative expenses: creditor and equity security holder expenses (see H.R. 397, H82 [4JA])

Airlines: nondiscriminatory access to computer reservation systems (see S. 839, S4612 [17AP])

Bankruptcy Code: establish a review commission (see S. 1985, S17043 [19NO])

Claims: priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (see S. 1892, S15522 [30OC]; H.R. 3619, H8334 [23OC]; H.R. 3676, H8787 [30OC])

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judge for the Middle District of Tennessee (see H.R. 2710, H4866 [20JN])

———appointment of additional bankruptcy judge for the Southern District of Illinois (see S. 660, S3191 [13MR])

———appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Pennsylvania (see S. 1375, S8592 [25JN])

———appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge in Colorado (see H.R. 2997, H5744 [23JY])

———appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge in New Hampshire (see S. 1427, S9116 [28JN])

———appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge in Tennessee (see H.R. 3116, H6138 [30JY])

———appointment of two bankruptcy judges in Arizona (see S. 646, S3191 [13MR]; H.R. 1383, H1668 [12MR])

Creditors: payment of expenses incurred by official creditors' and equity security holders' committees (see S. 1588, S11371 [30JY])

Divorce: exemption of liens in marital property settlements (see S. 935, S5136 [25AP])

———settlement of liabilities (see H.R. 1242, H1414 [5MR])

ERISA: protect single-employer plan termination insurance program (see S. 2014, S17433 [21NO]; H.R. 3843, H10841 [21NO])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see S. 240, S1007 [22JA]; H.R. 66, H55 [3JA])

Financial institutions: improve fairness of Federal bankruptcy laws (see S. 1109, S6210 [21MY])

———treatment of certain transactions made by depositors (see H.R. 2642, H4549 [13JN])

Income: modify compensation for private trustees (see S. 145, S438 [14JA])

Law: modify effective date of an amendment to certain provisions (see H.R. 869, H989 [6FE])

Local government: bankruptcy laws relative to municipal employees (see H.R. 3949, H11885 [26NO])

———participation of governmental units in certain proceedings (see S. 1716, S13056 [16SE])

Pensions: exclude certain pension plans from an individual's estate (see H.R. 3804, H10543 [19NO])

Power resources: exclude from the estate of the debtor certain interests in liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons (see S. 580, S2771 [6MR])

Private trustees: modify compensation (see H.R. 2554, H4015 [5JN])

Real property: interest of the debtor as a tenant relative to certain residential rentals (see H.R. 2202, H2767 [2MY])

———treatment of debtor's income-producing real property (see H.R. 2867, H5340 [10JY])

Taxation: automatic stay in proceedings relative to State property taxes (see S. 1017, S5502 [8MY])

Petitions

Council of State Governments, H2471 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Africa: external debts, E4014 [22NO]

Bridgeport, CT: bankruptcy filing, H4140 [7JN]

Carver Boat: filing, H2404 [23AP]

Claims: priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (H.R. 3619), E3514 [23OC]

———priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (H.R. 3676), E3624 [31OC]

Courts: appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge in Colorado (H.R. 2997), E2656 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: U.S. trustee system, E798 [6MR]

Pan American World Airways: selling of transatlantic routes, E2558 [16JY]

Pensions: exclude certain pension plans from an individual's estate (H.R. 3804), E3904 [19NO]

Remarks in Senate

Airlines: nondiscriminatory access to computer reservation systems (S. 839), S4623 [17AP]

Bankruptcy Code: establish a review commission (S. 1985), S17047, S17056, S17057 [19NO]

Claims: priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (S. 1892), S15522 [30OC]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judge for the Southern District of Illinois (S. 660), S3291 [13MR]

———appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Pennsylvania (S. 1375), S8619 [25JN]

———appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge in New Hampshire (S. 1427), S9129 [28JN]

———appointment of two bankruptcy judges in Arizona (S. 646), S3270, S3271 [13MR], S12017, S12018 [2AU], S15713 [31OC]

Creditors: payment of expenses incurred by official creditors' and equity security holders' committees (S. 1588), S11372 [30JY]

Divorce: exemption of liens in marital property settlements (S. 935), S5140 [25AP]

ERISA: protect single-employer plan termination insurance program (S. 2014), S17460, S17464 [21NO]

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (S. 240), S1008 [22JA], S3143 [13MR]

Financial institutions: improve fairness of Federal bankruptcy laws (S. 1109), S6216 [21MY]

Income: modify compensation for private trustees (S. 145), S832 [14JA]

Local government: participation of governmental units in certain proceedings (S. 1716), S13061 [16SE]

Power resources: exclude from the estate of the debtor certain interests in liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons (S. 580), S2837, S2838 [6MR]

Taxation: automatic stay in proceedings relative to State property taxes (S. 1017), S5517 [8MY]

Reports filed

Appointment of Additional Bankruptcy Judges in Arizona: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 646), S11807 [1AU]

Appointment of Bankruptcy Judges in Arizona: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 646) (S. Rept. 102-156), S13464 [23SE]

Statements

U.S. Investments in Japan: Hideo Ishihara, H811 [30JA]

Texts of

S. 580, exclude from the estate of the debtor certain interests in liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, S2838 [6MR]

S. 646, appointment of two bankruptcy judges in Arizona, S3271 [13MR]

S. 935, exemption of liens in marital property settlements, S5140 [25AP]

S. 1017, automatic stay in proceedings relative to State property taxes, S5517 [8MY]

S. 1109, improve fairness of Federal bankruptcy laws, S6216 [21MY]

S. 1375, appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Pennsylvania, S8619 [25JN]

S. 1588, payment of expenses incurred by official creditors' and equity security holders' committees in bankruptcy cases, S11373 [30JY]

S. 1716, participation of governmental units in certain bankruptcy proceedings, S13062 [16SE]

S. 1985, establish a commission to review the Bankruptcy Code, S17048-S17056 [19NO]

S. 2014, Pension Protection in Bankruptcy Act, S17461-S17463 [21NO]