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H.R.3150: Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998

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75 (20 Democrats, 56 Republicans)

Bill Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Consumer Bankruptcy Provisions Subtitle A: Needs Based Bankruptcy Subtitle B: Consumer Bankruptcy Protections Title II: Discouraging Bankruptcy Abuse Title III: General Business Bankruptcy Provisions Title IV: Small Business Bankruptcy Provisions Title V: Municipal Bankruptcy Provisions Title VI: Streamlining The Bankruptcy System Title VIII: Bankruptcy Tax Provisions Title IX: Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
The Speaker designated the Honorable Dan Miller to act as Chairman of the Committee.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 462, the Committee of the whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Nadler amendment the Chair put the question and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded vote and pending that, made a point of no quorum. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 462, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provsions of H. Res. 462, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment as modified.
Mr. Gekas moved that the Committee rise.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3150 as unfinished business.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Gekas asked unanimous consent that it be in order to consider in the Committee of the Whole the amendment made in order by House Resolution 462 offered by Mr. Delahunt notwithstanding the fact that it would be offered out of order. Agreed to without objection.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Delahunt amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Delahunt demanded a recorded vote and pending that, made a point of no quorum. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 462, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gekas amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Delahunt demanded a recorded vote and pending that, made a point of no quorum. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 462, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Scott demanded a recorded vote and pending that, made a point of no quorum. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 462, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 462, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Nadler amendment in the nature of a substitute, the Chair put the question on the amendment and announced by voice vote that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded vote, and pending that made a point of no quorum. Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 462, the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day, and the point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Nadler asked unanimous consent that the present unfinished business include the Nadler amendment in the nature of a substitute. The amendment in the nature of a substitute was made in order by House Resolution 462, was previously offered (Amendment A011), and at the conclusion of debate on the amendment, the Chair put the question, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further consideration of amendments on which proceedings had been postponed from earlier in the day. Votes on amendments will occur in the following order: Nadler; Delahunt; Gekas; Scott; and Nadler in the nature of a substitute.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3150.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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.
Mr. Conyers moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 153 - 270 (Roll No. 224).
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 306 - 118 (Roll No. 225).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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. 3150.
Received in the Senate.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1301 amended.
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1301 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 97-1. Record Vote No: 284.
Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hatch; Grassley; Sessions; Leahy; Durbin.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Gekas asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Nadler moved that the House instruct conferees.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Nadler motion to instruct conferees to agree to section 405 of the Senate amendment that prohibits creditors from terminating or refusing to renew an extension of credit because the consumer did not incur finance charges. Mr. Gekas asked unanimous consent that a request for an electronic vote on the motion be postponed until no earlier than 5 p.m. Agreed to without objection.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Nadler motion to instruct by voice vote and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler objected to the voice vote. Pursuant to the previous order of the House, further proceedings were postponed.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by recorded vote: 295 - 119 (Roll No. 473).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hyde, McCollum, Gekas, Goodlatte, Bryant, Chabot, Conyers, Nadler, Boucher, and Jackson-Lee (TX).
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference report H. Rept. 105-794 filed.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 586 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3150 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Waiving points of order against the conference report and against its consideration.
Rule H. Res. 586 passed House.
Mr. Gekas brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-794 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 586.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mr. Nadler moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.
MOTION TO REOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS - Mr. Nadler moved to recommit the conference report to the committee of conference with instructions to disagree to section 110 of the conference report and agree to section 210 and section 211 of the Senate amendment and disagree to section 149 of the conference report and agree to section 315 of the Senate amendment.
On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 157 - 266 (Roll No. 505).
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 300 - 125 (Roll No. 506).
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94-2. Record Vote No: 313.
Conference report considered in Senate. By motion.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-540. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 306.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 462 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3150 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 read by title. Specified amendments are in order.
Rule H. Res. 462 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 462.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3150 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 read by title. Specified amendments are in order.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 462 and Rule XXIII.
Feb. 3, 1998

Introduced in the House by George W. Gekas (R-Pa.)

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