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S 2857 106th Congress Senate

Privacy Policy Enforcement in Bankruptcy Act of 2000

Official title: A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to exclude personally identifiable information from the assets of a debtor in bankruptcy.

Introduced: July 19, 2000 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCredit cards
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Debtor and creditorElectronic mail systemsHealthIdentification devicesNamesRight of privacyScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSocial security numbersTelephoneVital statistics
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11778)
Jul 12, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 12, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6575-6576)
Jul 12, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 14, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11778)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Privacy Policy Enforcement in Bankruptcy Act of 2000 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to exclude from the property of the estate in bankruptcy the sale or disclosure of personally identifiable information that violates a privacy policy of the debtor in effect at the time such information was collected.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 19, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2857: Privacy Policy Enforcement in Bankruptcy Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2857/
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