BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 625), S51, S56, S63 [26JA], S140 [31JA], S178, S190 [1FE], S226, S232, S234, S237, S238, S243 [2FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2415, provisions, H9796 [11OC]

Articles and editorials

Bankruptcy Bill Is Overloaded, E134 [14FE]

Bankruptcy Is for the Needy, S245 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Pace for Individuals Is Accelerating, S11633 [6DE]

Bankruptcy Paradox, S244 [2FE]

Bankruptcy Reform Bill Is a Bust—Let Credit Card Issuers Protect Themselves With Sound Lending Practices, Not by Rigging Bankruptcy Law in Their Favor, S11635 [6DE]

E. Timor Panel Blamed Army for Atrocities, S194 [1FE]

Justice for Timor, S194 [1FE]

What Real People Are Saying About Bankruptcy Reform, S5384 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3046), S8585 [14SE]

Enact (H.R. 2415): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 624), H9766 [11OC]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 2415): conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2415), H9723-H9765 [11OC]

Explanations

Provisions (H.R. 2415): Conference Report, S11698-S11724 [7DE]

Letters

Bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments: Howard G. Baldwin, Jr., Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, S11641 [6DE]

———Kris Reiman, California Family Support Council, S11642 [6DE]

———Laura Kadwell, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S11641 [6DE]

———several law professors, S11625 [6DE]

Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable relative to bankruptcy: Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7384 [20JY]

Ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable: Clarence E. Anthony, National League of Cities, S179 [1FE]

———Sarah Brady, Handgun Control (organization), S180 [1FE]

———Wellington E. Webb, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S179 [1FE]

Provisions: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, S10346 [12OC], H9836 [12OC]

———several bankruptcy scholars, S10772 [19OC], S11448-S11450 [1NO]

———several law professors, S169 [1FE]

Treatment of child support and alimony payments in bankruptcy: several women and children advocacy groups, H9838 [12OC]

Lists

Organizations opposed to S. 625, provisions, S171 [1FE]

U.S. Trustee Program bankruptcy criminal cases, S5386-S5389 [20JN]

Memorandums

Bankruptcy and Debts Incurred as a Result of Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11695 [7DE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2415), H9788, H9791 [11OC]

———conference report, S11205 [27OC], H9840 [12OC]

Petitions and memorials

California Family Support Council: bankruptcy treatment of child support and alimony payments, S11642 [6DE]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9830, H9834, H9838 [12OC]

Enact (H.R. 2415), H9788-H9796 [11OC]

———conference report, H9809 [11OC], H9832-H9840 [12OC]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9826-H9832 [12OC]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———motion to instruct conferees, H9791-H9796 [11OC]

Enact (S. 625), E134 [14FE]

Enact (S. 3186): corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S136 [31JA], S237, S239, S243, S244, S248 [2FE], S11439 [31OC]

———disallow claims of certain insured depository institutions, S57 [26JA], S168-S178 [1FE]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629 [6DE], S11686 [7DE]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S103 [26JA], S7383 [20JY], S11552, S11553 [5DE], S11685, S11693, S11694, S11725, S11726, S11728 [7DE]

———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S178-S188, S200 [1FE], S238-S242, S248, S249 [2FE]

———establish needs-based filing system relative to income levels, S135 [31JA]

———exclusion of pawned tangible personal property, S51, S53 [26JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S6249 [30JN]

———limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA], S11693, S11725, S11726, S11727 [7DE]

———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S57 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

———regulation of tactics used to encourage reaffirmation agreements, S233-S236 [2FE]

———require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S137 [31JA], S11439 [31OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S136 [31JA], S11552 [5DE], S11624, S11639-S11642 [6DE], S11697, S11724, S11725, S11727, S11728 [7DE]

———treatment of child support payments, S11437-S11442 [31OC], S11462 [1NO]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140-S143 [31JA]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S10771, S10773, S10774 [19OC], S11446-S11450 [1NO], S11626-S11629, S11634 [6DE], S11726-S11730 [7DE]

Enact (H.R. 833), S255-S257 [2FE], S3934-S3937 [15MY], S3965-S3970 [16MY], S4338 [24MY], S5383-S5389 [20JN], S6249 [30JN], S7383 [20JY]

———insert S. 625 language in lieu, S255 [2FE]

Enact (H.R. 2415): conference report, S10345 [12OC], S10770, S10771-S10775 [19OC], S11205, S11206 [27OC], S11342 [29OC], S11368, S11378-S11381 [30OC], S11385-S11401, S11404-S11413, S11436-S11442 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11461-S11466, S11485 [1NO], S11506 [2NO], S11552-S11554 [5DE], S11622-S11642, S11656-S11658, S11660 [6DE], S11683-S11730 [7DE]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S11550, S11558 [5DE]

———conference report—motion to proceed, S10769 [19OC]

———conference report—unanimous-consent request, S10769 [19OC]

Enact (S. 625), S11 [24JA], S49-S58-S63, S72-S74 [26JA], S135-S137, S140-S144 [31JA], S167-S188, S190-S197, S200-S202 [1FE], S225-S257 [2FE], S373 [7FE], S1553, S1554, S1555 [22MR]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S11, S44 [24JA]

Enact (S. 3046), S8611 [15SE]

Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented, S191-S197 [1FE]

Taxation: treatment of employer-provided transit benefits, S74 [26JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2415, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 624) (H. Rept. 106-971), H9766 [11OC]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2415) (H. Rept. 106-970), H9766 [11OC]

Resolutions by organizations

City lawsuits against firearm industry: National League of Cities, S180 [1FE]

Statements

Don't Let Gun Manufacturers ``Take Advantage of the System'': Violence Policy Center, S180 [1FE]

Tables

U.S. bankruptcy filings 1980-1998, S175 [1FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 427, corrections in enrollment of S. 3186, provisions, H9840 [12OC]

H. Res. 624, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2415, provisions, H9826 [12OC]

H.R. 833, provisions, S393-S453 [7FE]