BANKRUPTCY

Agreements

National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement of 1946 Between Dept. of the Interior and United Mine Workers of America, S4976–S4978 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

Bankruptcy Code: analyze various proposals in order to determine whether those proposals would reduce systemic risk and moral hazard (see S. 3505), S6758 [6DE]

Consumers: strengthen debt collection exemptions to protect debtors and their families from poverty or bankruptcy (see S. 3143), S4915 [7JY] (see H.R. 5664), H4547 [7JY]

Courts: authorize appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see S. 2448), S93 [19JA]

——— authorize U.S. trustees to perform investigations and audits of trusts established as part of a chapter 11 reorganization plan (see H.R. 5618), H4192 [1JY]

Dept. of the Interior: protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see S. 3066), S4299 [16JN] (see H.R. 5500), H3966 [16JN]

Health: provide protections for medically distressed debtors (see S. 3385), S6038 [22SE]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 3470), S6414 [16NO]

Puerto Rico: facilitate debt restructuring, provide bankruptcy protection, improve Medicare and Medicaid, study environmental health factors, allow earned income and child tax eligibility, and provide for self-determination (see S. 3044), S3719 [9JN]

Territories: provide bankruptcy protection (see S. 2682), S1503 [15MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal provisions relative to liquidation authority of large financial institutions in default or in danger of default (see H.R. 4894), H1599 [11AP]

Letters

Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act: J. Patrick Little, Military Order of the Purple Heart, H121 [7JA]

——— Linda Reinstein, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, H120 [7JA]

——— Lisa Gilbert and Susan Harley, Public Citizen, Inc., H120 [7JA]

——— several consumer and health organizations, H197 [8JA]

——— several mesothelioma victims and families, H186 [8JA]

——— several veterans organizations, H184, H198 [8JA]

——— Thomas M. Susman, ABA, H197 [8JA]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H120 [7JA]

Remarks in House

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, H119, H121 [7JA], H181–H190 [8JA]

Education: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (H.R. 1674), H1675 [13AP]

Financial institutions: facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy (H.R. 2947), H1605–H1610 [12AP]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, H7519 [8DE]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (H.R. 2403), H5919 [27SE], H6242 [16NO], H6370 [30NO], H7184 [6DE], H7273 [7DE], H7406, H7407 [8DE]

Pensions: make participant votes binding on suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status and count only votes that are returned (H.R. 4029), H1714 [14AP]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings, H213 [8JA], H586 [4FE], H1448–H1450 [17MR], H1574 [23MR], H1855 [20AP]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy Code: analyze various proposals in order to determine whether those proposals would reduce systemic risk and moral hazard (S. 3505), S6760 [6DE]

Financial institutions: facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy (H.R. 2947), S2000 [13AP]

Mining and mineral resources: history of National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement of 1946 relative to Federal funding of United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, S4976 [12JY]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, S6592, S6594, S6595 [30NO], S6698 [5DE], S6717, S6725, S6735, S6747, S6749–S6754 [6DE], S6822–S6826 [7DE], S6891, S6892, S6898 [8DE], S6939, S6940, S6943, S6956–S6960, S6970, S6974–S6979, S6985 [9DE]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 1714), S1312 [7MR], S3157–S3160 [25MY], S4397, S4398 [21JN], S4567 [27JN], S4605–S4608 [28JN], S4690 [29JN], S4957, S4976–S4978 [12JY], S5702–S5705 [14SE], S5815, S5827 [15SE], S5942 [21SE]

Pensions: make participant votes binding on suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status and count only votes that are returned (S. 2147), S2521 [28AP]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings, S216 [27JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 114–389), H100 [6JA]

Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2947) (H. Rept. 114–477), H1581 [23MR]

Miners Protection Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3470) (S. Rept. 114–374), S6414 [16NO]

Repeal Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Provisions Relative to Liquidation Authority of Large Financial Institutions in Default or in Danger of Default: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4894) (H. Rept. 114–574), H2879 [19MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2947, Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act, H1605–H1608 [12AP]