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HR 3324 101th Congress House

Railroad Reorganization Public Interest Protection Act

Official title: To make a technical amendment to title 11, United States Code, the bankruptcy code.

Introduced: September 21, 1989 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyCorporate reorganizationsPublic interestRailroad financeRailroads and state
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Sep 21, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 21, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 25, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Railroad Reorganization Public Interest Protection Act - Amends the Federal bankruptcy code to mandate that in any railroad reorganization scheme (except with respect to rolling stock equipment) the public interest in continued rail service must be considered by the court and the trustee in addition to the interests of debtors, creditors, and equity security holders.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1631 Identical bill Railroad Reorganization Public Interest Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 21, 1989
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