S.1920: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Received in the House.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 503 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 1920 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 an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 975 as passed by the House. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. If the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it shall be in order to move that the House insist on its amendment to S. 1920 and request a conference thereon.

Rule H. Res. 503 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 503.

Rule provides for consideration of S. 1920 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 an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 975 as passed by the House. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. If the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it shall be in order to move that the House insist on its amendment to S. 1920 and request a conference thereon.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 503 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on S. 1920.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 503, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sensenbrenner amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 503, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Baldwin amendment in the nature of a substitute.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report S. 1920.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Ms. Schakowsky moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Schakowsky motion to recommit with instructions. The motion seeks to include a new section to the bill protecting members of the military, veterans, and their families.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 198, 1 Present (Roll no. 9).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 99, 1 Present (Roll no. 10).

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

Mr. Sensenbrenner moved that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. Nadler moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees on S. 1920.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 146 - 203, 1 Present (Roll no. 11).

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Hyde, Smith (TX), Chabot, Cannon, Hart, Conyers, Boucher, Nadler, and Watt.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Financial Services for consideration of secs. 901-906, 908-909, 911, and 1301-1309 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Oxley, Bachus, and Sanders.

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.