S 1931
101th Congress
Senate
Finance and Financial Sector
Bankruptcy
Claims
Compensation for victims of crime
Debtor and creditor
Drug abuse
Drunk driving
Traffic accidents and safety
Criminal Victims Protection Act of 1990
Introduced: November 20, 1989
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
31 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 1990
Became Public Law No: 101-581.
Nov 15, 1990
Signed by President.
Nov 9, 1990
Presented to President.
Nov 9, 1990
Measure Signed in Senate.
Nov 7, 1990
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 27, 1990
Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 27, 1990
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 27, 1990
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Oct 26, 1990
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 26, 1990
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 26, 1990
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 26, 1990
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 26, 1990
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 26, 1990
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
Oct 26, 1990
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Oct 26, 1990
Mr. Fish demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Oct 26, 1990
Mr. Brooks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Sep 24, 1990
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 24, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 24, 1990
Received in the House.
Sep 18, 1990
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Sep 18, 1990
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Sep 18, 1990
Measure laid before Senate.
Aug 30, 1990
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 788.
Aug 30, 1990
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden under the authority of the order of Aug 2, 90 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-434.
Jun 14, 1990
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 1, 1990
Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment favorably.
Dec 11, 1989
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
Nov 20, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 20, 1989
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Criminal Victims Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal bankruptcy code to prohibit the bankruptcy court from granting a discharge to an individual debtor from any debt for: (1) death or personal injury caused by the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle while the debtor was intoxicated from using alcohol, a drug, or another substance (removing the requirement under current law that the debt arise from a judgment or consent decree entered in a court of record against the debtor); and (2) restitution included in a sentence for a criminal conviction.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 101-581.
Cosponsors
1