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H.R. 2611 (105th)

Religious Fairness in Bankruptcy Act of 1997

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Introduced

6 October 1997

Last action

12 February 1998 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5], Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Hilleary, Van [R-TN-4], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3], Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Rogan, James E. [R-CA-27], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]

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Summary

Religious Fairness in Bankruptcy Act of 1997 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law, with respect to avoidance of fraudulent transfers and obligations by the bankruptcy trustee, to provide that a transfer of a donation to a religious unit made by a debtor from a sense of religious obligation such as tithes, shall be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value.

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Timeline

  1. 6 October 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. 6 October 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 6 October 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  4. 16 October 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

    Source: Committee

  5. 12 February 1998

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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