BANKRUPTCY

Amendments

Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2555, S2556, S2557 [19AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]

Business and industry: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]

——— increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]

Claims: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and filing of such reports (see S. 3076), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 4369), H1914 [17AP]

Consumers: increase consumer protections for gift cards (see S. 3636), S6894 [26NO]

Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: transfer proceeds from the sale of Government stock in General Motors Co., to fund pension benefits for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 3544), S6340 [13SE] (see H.R. 6404), H5999 [13SE]

MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers’ aggregated account funds are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 3899), H475 [3FE]

Real estate: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (see H.R. 4058), H901 [16FE]

Small business: make organization more efficient for small business debtors (see S. 2370), S2821 [26AP]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Letters

Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E740 [9MY]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E740 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), H2492 [9MY]

Delphi Corp.: address impact of bankruptcy proceedings on employee pensions, H3742 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for subordinating any loan obligation to other financing, H3465, H3466 [5JN]

Education: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (H.R. 2028), E1226 [11JY]

Real estate: provide authority to modify certain mortgages on principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure (H.R. 4058), H806 [16FE], E211 [16FE], E530 [16AP]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548–H1551 [26MR], E479 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]

Consumers: increase consumer protections for gift cards (S. 3636), S6895 [26NO]

Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), S2556 [19AP], S3680 [4JN]

——— prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), S3102, S3103 [10MY]

Education: make privately issued student loans dischargeable, S7676 [6DE]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (S. 1102), S2069 [27MR]

MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers’ aggregated account funds are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Reports filed

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4369) (H. Rept. 112–687), H6273 [21SE]

SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112–344), H639 [8FE]

Small Business Reorganization Efficiency and Clarity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2370), S3630 [24MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]

H.R. 4967, Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act, H2492 [9MY]

S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S4954–S4958 [12JY]

S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 [13SE]

S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers’ aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 [27MR]