HR 2611 105th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Charitable contributions Church property Debtor and creditor Fraud Gifts Law Religion

Religious Fairness in Bankruptcy Act of 1997

Introduced: October 6, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 12, 1998

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Oct 16, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

Oct 6, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Oct 6, 1997

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Religious Fairness in Bankruptcy Act of 1997 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law, with respect to avoidance of fraudulent transfers and obligations by the bankruptcy trustee, to provide that a transfer of a donation to a religious unit made by a debtor from a sense of religious obligation such as tithes, shall be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value.

What's happening now February 12, 1998

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Committees of jurisdiction 2