Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete the means testing provisions in the bill; strengthen the procedure under current law for dismissal of a case for abuse of Chapter 7; eliminate provisions making significant amounts of credit card debt nondischargeable in bankruptcy; modify the business provisions of the bill by removing certain requirements placed on small business and real estate concerns; add provisions to protect charitable contributions in Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 cases; and add language specifying that the new post-bankruptcy priorities for alimony and child support apply to benefit creditors who are drunk driving victims and victims of crime or willful or malicious injury.

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Amendment Number
670
Description
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to delete the means testing provisions in the bill; strengthen the procedure under current law for dismissal of a case for abuse of Chapter 7; eliminate provisions making significant amounts of credit card debt nondischargeable in bankruptcy; modify the business provisions of the bill by removing certain requirements placed on small business and real estate concerns; add provisions to protect charitable contributions in Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 cases; and add language specifying that the new post-bankruptcy priorities for alimony and child support apply to benefit creditors who are drunk driving victims and victims of crime or willful or malicious injury.
Purpose
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 12 as printed in House Report 105-573 to insert a complete new text into the bill.
Congress
105
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jun 10, 1998
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Nadler amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 140 - 288 (Roll No. 223).
Latest Action Time
19:06:39
Submitted Date
Jun 10, 1998
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 670 — Informed