BANKRUPTCY

Amendments

Claims: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7025, H7026, H7027 [13NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), consideration (H. Res. 403), H7015 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (see S. 1427), S6206 [1AU]

Business and industry: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 100), H30 [3JA]

Claims: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (see H.R. 982), H1318 [6MR]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), consideration (see H. Res. 403), H6996 [12NO]

Education: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 114), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 532), H410 [6FE]

Employment: provide additional protections for debtors from discrimination by private employers (see H.R. 646), H500 [13FE]

Financial institutions: provide a process to allow financial institutions to go bankrupt (see S. 1861), S9051 [19DE]

Mining and mineral resources: protect health care and pension benefits of miners (see S. 468), S1229 [6MR] (see H.R. 980), H1318 [6MR]

——— protect health care benefits of miners (see H.R. 2627), H4213 [8JY]

Real estate: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H30 [3JA]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 677), H501 [13FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 451), S1126 [5MR]

Descriptions

Home Foreclosure Reduction Act (H.R. 101), E1–E3 [3JA]

Explanations

Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act (H.R. 100), E5–E8 [3JA]

Letters

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Susan Vento, H7023 [13NO]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H7029 [13NO]

Innovation Act: Sally S. Neely, National Bankruptcy Conference, H7533 [5DE]

Motions

Claims: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7032 [13NO]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (H.R. 100), E5 [3JA]

Claims: exempt Armed Forces members and veterans from certain reporting requirements for claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, H7032 [13NO]

——— exempt asbestos trusts with internal anti-fraud procedures from certain reporting requirements relative to claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, H7025, H7026 [13NO]

——— require any party seeking payment information from an asbestos trust also make available information relevant to threats that pertain to public health or safety, H7026, H7027 [13NO]

——— require asbestos companies to report information on location of their asbestos-containing products when disclosing asbestos trusts reports to industry defendants, H7027–H7029 [13NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7017–H7034, H7042 [13NO], E1676 [15NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), consideration (H. Res. 403), H7009–H7017 [13NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), motion to recommit, H7032 [13NO]

Courts: determine rights of intellectual property licensees relative to transnational bankruptcy, H7533 [5DE]

Detroit, MI: declaration of bankruptcy, H4986 [24JY]

Real estate: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 101), E1 [3JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, H3022 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (S. 3545) (S. 1427), S6217 [1AU], S6335 [10SE]

Detroit, MI: declaration of bankruptcy, S5960 [25JY]

Economy: reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S994–S996 [28FE]

Education: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (S. 114), S220 [23JA]

Federal aid programs: prohibit Federal assistance to State and local governments which declare bankruptcy, S2077 [21MR]

Local government: prohibit Federal bailout of Detroit, MI, or any U.S. city that declares bankruptcy, S5930 [25JY]

Mining and mineral resources: protect health care and pension benefits of miners (S. 468), S1230 [6MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, S8820 [15DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act and H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 113–264), H6996 [12NO]

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 982) (H. Rept. 113–254), H6951 [30OC], H6996 [12NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 403, consideration of H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, H7009 [13NO]

H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, H7024 [13NO]

S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Students Act, S222 [23JA]

S. 1427, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act, S6218 [1AU]

S. 1861, Taxpayer Protection and Responsible Resolution Act, S9058–S9061 [19DE]