S 1024
105th Congress
Senate
Finance and Financial Sector
Agricultural credit
Agriculture and Food
Bankruptcy
Debtor and creditor
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Family farms
Federally-guaranteed loans
Government lending
Law
Trusts and trustees
Family Farmer Protection Act of 1997
Everywhere this bill has been
13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 13, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Oct 31, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 31, 1997
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 31, 1997
Received in the House.
Oct 30, 1997
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11499)
Oct 30, 1997
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11499)
Oct 9, 1997
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 9, 1997
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
Oct 9, 1997
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Aug 8, 1997
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held at Des Moines, Iowa. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-259.
Jul 16, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 16, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7607-7608)
Jul 16, 1997
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Family Farmer Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 to repeal a sunset provision, thus making chapter 12 (adjustment of debts of a family farmer with regular annual income) of the Bankruptcy Code permanent.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make a direct or guaranteed farm operating loan for paying annual farm or ranch operating expenses of a borrower who has successfully completed a reorganization plan under chapter 12.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1