S 1606 106th Congress Senate

A bill to extend for 9 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenacted.

Introduced: September 21, 1999 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Finance and Financial Sector Agricultural creditAgriculture and FoodBankruptcyDebtor and creditor

More subjectsShow fewer subjects

FamiliesFamily farmsFarm incomeFarmersLawTrusts and trustees

Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 9, 1999

Became Public Law No: 106-70.

Oct 9, 1999

Signed by President.

Oct 5, 1999

Presented to President.

Oct 4, 1999

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 4, 1999

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9253)

Oct 4, 1999

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9253)

Oct 4, 1999

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1606.

Oct 4, 1999

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9253)

Oct 4, 1999

Mr. Gekas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Oct 1, 1999

Held at the desk.

Oct 1, 1999

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Oct 1, 1999

Received in the House.

Sep 30, 1999

Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11754)

Sep 30, 1999

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S11754)

Sep 30, 1999

Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S11753-11754)

Sep 22, 1999

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.

Sep 21, 1999

Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Sep 21, 1999

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 1,888	Grassley, Chuck	To extend for 9 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenact…	Agreed to	Sep 30, 1999

Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

Latest action October 9, 1999

Became Public Law No: 106-70.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reenacts chapter 12 of Federal bankruptcy law (providing bankruptcy protection to family farmers).

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 4 versions

Engrossed in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Enrolled Bill Formatted Text PDF
Placed on Calendar Senate Formatted Text PDF
Public Law Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cite this page click to expand

APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1606: A bill to extend for 9 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenacted.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1606/

MLA

"S. 1606: A bill to extend for 9 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenacted.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1606/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 1606, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1606/.

Markdown link

[S. 1606: A bill to extend for 9 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenacted.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1606/)