H.R.1367: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to protecting the labor rights of current and former employees of coal industry employers that are debtors under such title.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced March 17, 2005
  • Latest Major Action April 4, 2005

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Bill Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that the abuse of the provisions of bankruptcy law by certain coal industry employers is damaging to the economic health of the United States, as well as to the employees who are directly harmed by such legal abuses. Amends Federal bankruptcy law to declare that sale by the bankruptcy trustee of a facility owned or operated by a coal industry employer involved in coal production, processing, or transportation is...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
March 17, 2005

Introduced in the House by Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

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