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HR 188 107th Congress House

To permanently reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code, relating to family farmers.

Introduced: February 13, 2001 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Agricultural creditAgriculture and FoodBankruptcyDebtor and creditor
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FamiliesFamily farmsFarm incomeFarmersLawTrusts and trustees
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 3 steps
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Feb 12, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 12, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Reenacts chapter 12 (Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer) of the Federal bankruptcy code, as reenacted by division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act 1999.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 188: To permanently reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code, relating to family farmers.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-188/
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"H.R. 188: To permanently reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code, relating to family farmers.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-188/.
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H.R. 188, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-188/.
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