BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 333), S7599 [12JY], S7691 [16JY], S7737 [17JY], H575, H577, H578, H579, H588 [1MR]

Analyses

Provisions (H.R. 333): Title IX Provisions on Banking and Bankruptcy Insolvency Laws Relative to Termination and Netting of Financial Contracts, H581-H587 [1MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 333, provisions, S7796 [17JY], H4954 [31JY]

Articles and editorials

Bad Bankruptcy Bill, S7544 [12JY]

Business-Dictated Bankruptcy Law, S7544 [12JY]

Compounding Debt, S7545 [12JY]

Congress, President Side With Banks, Not Consumers, S7544 [12JY]

Contributors to Irresponsible Acts—Credit-Card Firms Not Blameless in Bankruptcy Rise, S7545 [12JY]

Debt Smothers Young Americans, H519 [1MR]

Deeper Hole for Debtors, S7543 [12JY]

Reform Choice for Mr. Bush, S7544 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 333): consideration (see H. Res. 71), H507 [28FE]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 333), S7554 [12JY], S7734 [17JY]

———motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7553 [12JY]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (H.R. 333): CBO, E248-E252 [28FE]

Letters

Provisions: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H515 [1MR]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H516 [1MR]

———several women's and children's organizations, H520 [1MR]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H522 [1MR]

Lists

Newspaper editorials opposing H.R. 333, provisions, S7540 [12JY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 333), H599 [1MR], H4953 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of family fishermen, H4954 [31JY]

———discourage predatory lending practices, E274 [5MR]

———prevent disclosure of children's names in bankruptcy filings, H578 [1MR]

———provide additional protections under chapter 12 of bankruptcy code to family farmers and extend protections to family fishermen, H4953, H4954 [31JY]

———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts, H581-H588 [1MR]

———treatment of public school expenses, H577 [1MR]

———U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments rendered in foreign courts, E274 [5MR]

Credit cards: limit issuance to underage consumers, H599, H600 [1MR], E274 [5MR]

Enact (H.R. 333), H510, H517-H601 [1MR], H4953-H4955 [31JY], E248 [28FE], E274 [5MR], E305 [7MR], E399 [20MR], E1148 [19JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 71), H512-H517 [1MR]

———motion to instruct conferees, H4953, H4954 [31JY]

———motion to recommit, H599, H600 [1MR]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: limit homestead property exemption, S7730, S7733 [17JY]

———treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of means testing, S7549 [12JY]

———U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments rendered in foreign courts, S2352-S2357 [15MR]

Credit: require credit card companies to disclose information on balance payment terms and conditions, S7549 [12JY]

Enact (H.R. 333), S7553, S7651 [12JY], S7721-S7735, S7737-S7739, S7741, S7742, S7789 [17JY]

———cloture motion, S7553 [12JY]

———motion to proceed, S7361 [9JY], S7539-S7550, S7552 [12JY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S7534 [11JY]

GAO: require study to determine effects on bankruptcy filings, S7737-S7739, S7742 [17JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 333, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 71) (H. Rept. 107-4), H505 [28FE]

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 333) (H. Rept. 107-3), H411 [26FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 71, consideration of H.R. 333, provisions, H512 [1MR]

H.R. 333, provisions, S7742-S7789 [17JY], H530-H575 [1MR]