Key Votes
HR 3150 - Bankruptcy Reform bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Jerry Moran voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Oct. 9, 1998 House Conference Report Adopted
- Sept. 23, 1998 Senate Bill Passed
- June 10, 1998 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 3, 1998 Introduced
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Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) (300-125) - Oct. 9, 1998 (Key vote)
Title: Bankruptcy Reform bill
Vote to pass a bill that imposes a means test for individuals wishing to file for bankruptcy. The means test determines whether the individual would be allowed to file under Chapter 7, essentially exonerating their debts after they have liquidated their assets, or if they would be forced to file under Chapter 13, requiring them to pay back creditors on a court-approved timetable.
- Creates a "means test" for use of Chapter 7 bankruptcy by determining a person's capacity to repay debt.
- Requires individuals with median incomes or higher to file under Chapter 13, which forces repayment within 5 years.
- Places domestic support obligations such as child support and alimony amongst the first priority claim of non-dischargeable debts on a debtor filing for bankruptcy.
- Requires debtors to file all tax returns, evidence of received payments, monthly net income projections, and anticipated debt or expenditure increases.
- Directs the Small Business Administration to study and report to Congress about the factors that cause small businesses to go bankrupt and how the Federal government can assist small businesses regarding bankruptcy laws.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (97-1) - Sept. 23, 1998
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (306-118) - June 10, 1998
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Sponsors
- George W. Gekas (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Robert E. 'Rob' Andrews (NJ - D)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Earl Blumenauer (OR - D)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sherwood L. 'Sherry' Boehlert (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Frederick C. 'Rick' Boucher (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Allen Boyd Jr. (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R)
- Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael N. 'Mike' Castle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jon Lynn Christensen (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert N. 'Bob' Clement (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- James E. 'Jim' Clyburn (SC - D)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Merrill A. Cook (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John C. Cooksey (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Calvin M. 'Cal' Dooley (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert L. 'Bob' Ehrlich Jr. (MD - ) (Out Of Office)
- John Eric Ensign (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Victor H. 'Vic' Fazio (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Foley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tillie K. Fowler (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jonas 'Martin' Frost III (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Elizabeth Furse (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- William F. 'Bill' Goodling (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kay Granger (TX - R)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- Joel Hefley (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard A. 'Rick' Hill (MT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Asa' Hutchinson (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- William Lewis 'Bill' Jenkins (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher 'Chris' John (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Sue W. Kelly (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
- Gerald D. 'Jerry' Kleczka (WI - ) (Out Of Office)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert L. 'Bob' Livingston (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill McCollum (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Metcalf (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. (VA - D)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward A. 'Ed' Pease (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
- Owen B. Pickett (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Duncan Riggs (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marge S. Roukema (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Norman Sisisky (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Smith (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
- Adam Smith (WA - D)
- Floyd Davidson Spence (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Lee 'Bob' Stump (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ellen O. Tauscher (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Albert R. Wynn (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
