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HR 1583 103th Congress House

Fairness to Condominium and Cooperative Owners Amendment of 1993

Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for postpetition fees payable to a membership association with respect to the debtor… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for postpetition fees payable to a membership association with respect to the debtor's interest in, and for the period during which the debtor occupied, a dwelling unit that has condominium or cooperative ownership.

Introduced: August 6, 1993 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyCondominium (Housing)Cooperative housingDebtor and creditor
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FeesHousing and Community Development
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Apr 1, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 1, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 5, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness to Condominium and Cooperative Owners Amendment of 1993 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to preclude an individual debtor from being discharged from any debt for condominium or cooperative membership association fees if such fee is payable after the petition for relief in bankruptcy has been granted for any period during which the debtor occupied the dwelling unit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 11, 1994
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 9, 1994
QUINN, JACK
· Sep 21, 1993
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 9, 1993
CRANE, PHILIP
· Aug 6, 1993
FROST, MARTIN
· Aug 6, 1993
GOSS, PORTER
· Aug 2, 1993
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jul 14, 1993
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 28, 1993
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jun 8, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1583: Fairness to Condominium and Cooperative Owners Amendment of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1583/
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"H.R. 1583: Fairness to Condominium and Cooperative Owners Amendment of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1583/.
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