HR 975
108th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Accounting
Administrative procedure
Advertising
Agriculture and Food
Alabama
Alimony
Alternative dispute resolution
Animals
Appellate courts
Appellate procedure
Aquaculture
Auditing
Automobiles
Bank failures
Bank records
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy courts
Books
Branch banking
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003
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38 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2003
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.
Mar 20, 2003
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 19, 2003
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 975.
Mar 19, 2003
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 19, 2003
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 315 - 113, 1 Present (Roll no. 74).
Mar 19, 2003
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 150 - 276, 1 Present (Roll no. 73). (text: CR H2097)
Mar 19, 2003
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Mar 19, 2003
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the Committee on the Judiciary to report the bill back to the House forthwith with an amendment adding a new section which protects alimony and child support payments from competition with new creditor entitlements.
Mar 19, 2003
Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX) moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary. (consideration: CR H2097-2099)
Mar 19, 2003
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Mar 19, 2003
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mar 19, 2003
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 975.
Mar 19, 2003
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate the Chair put the question on the Nadler substitute amendment and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler objected to the voice vote. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment.
Mar 19, 2003
DEBATE - Pursuant to House Report 108-42 the Committee proceeded with forty minutes on the amendment offered by Mr. Nadler.
Mar 19, 2003
DEBATE - Pursuant to House Report 108-42 the Committee proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Guiterrez.
Mar 19, 2003
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. Guiterrez moved that the Committee do now rise and the motion was agreed to. He asked unanimous consent that when the Committee of the Whole resumes its consideration of H.R. 975 that he be permitted to offer amendment Numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-42. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 19, 2003
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate the Chair put the question on the amendment and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sherman objected to the voice vote. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment.
Mar 19, 2003
Pursuant to House Report 108-42 the Committee proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Sherman.
Mar 19, 2003
DEBATE - Pursuant to House Report 108-42 the Committee proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Cannon.
Mar 19, 2003
Rule H. Res. 147 passed House.
Mar 19, 2003
Pursuant to House Report 108-42 the Committee proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Toomey.
Mar 19, 2003
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 975.
Mar 19, 2003
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Mar 19, 2003
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 147 and Rule XXIII.
Mar 19, 2003
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 975 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Mar 19, 2003
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 147. (consideration: CR H1991-2100, text of measure as reported in House: CR H1999-2046)
Mar 18, 2003
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 147 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 975 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Mar 18, 2003
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 27.
Mar 18, 2003
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Mar 18, 2003
House Committee on Financial Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 18, 2003.
Mar 18, 2003
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-40, Part I.
Mar 12, 2003
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
Mar 12, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 7, 2003
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.
Mar 4, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 28, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Feb 27, 2003
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 27, 2003
Introduced in House
Votes taken on this bill
2
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2003 | House · vote #74 | On Passage | Passed | 315–113 | See who voted → |
| Mar 19, 2003 | House · vote #73 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed | 150–276 | See who voted → |
Amendments to this bill
5
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.
3 agreed to 2 failed
| Amendment | Sponsor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HAMDT 11 | Nadler, Jerrold | Failed |
| HAMDT 10 | — | Agreed to |
| HAMDT 9 | Sherman, Brad | Failed |
| HAMDT 8 | — | Agreed to |
| HAMDT 7 | — | Agreed to |
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Plain-English summary
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2003 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law governing: (1) conversion of bankruptcy petitions; (2) abusive creditor practices; (3) domestic support obligations; (4) consumer protections, including protection of personally identifiable information; (5) measures to discourage bankruptcy abuse, including reduction of the homestead exemption for fraud; (6) guidelines for general and small business bankruptcies, including appointment of a committee of retired employees; (7) bankruptcy data dissemination and bankruptcy tax provisions; (8) ancillary and other cross-border cases to incorporate the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency; and (9) financial contracts and transfers entered into with an insolvent insured depository institution before its conservatorship or receivership.
Reenacts Chapter 12, Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer with Regular Annual Income.
Brings family fishermen within the purview of Federal bankruptcy protection.
Prescribes guidelines for insolvent health care businesses and related patients' rights.
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Judicial Code to mandate appointments for additional temporary bankruptcy judgeships in designated States.
Prescribes additional consumer credit disclosures, including open end credit plans and introductory rates.
What's happening now
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
- Placed on Calendar Senate Formatted Text PDF
- Reported in House Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
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