HR 1588
106th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Bankruptcy
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Collection of accounts
Damages
Debtor and creditor
Discrimination
Estates (Law)
Law
Minorities
Racial discrimination
Religion
Religious liberty
Sex discrimination
Women
Discrimination Judgment Protection Act of 1999
Introduced: April 27, 1999
Introduced by:
Thompson, Bennie G.
Democratic
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Apr 27, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Discrimination Judgment Protection Act of 1999 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to permit an individual debtor to exempt from property of the bankruptcy estate any payment towards a claim of the debtor for unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, or gender. Rescinds the statutory ceiling placed upon such property.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
2