Safeguarding America's Farms Entering the Year 2000 Act

Summary

Safeguarding America's Farms Entering the Year 2000 Act - Amends the Federal Bankruptcy Code to: (1) reenact Chapter 12, Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer with Regular Annual Income (thereby reinstating family farmer bankruptcy relief); (2) cite circumstances under which the claim of a governmental unit that arises as a result of the disposition of a farm asset used in the debtor's farming operation shall be treated as an unsecured claim that is not entitled to priority; and (3) revise the criteria defining family farmer, including the size of the attendant aggregate debt.

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Timeline

1. 12 February 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 February 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 February 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 25 February 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 12 February 1999 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 February 1999

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 February 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 February 1999

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Sponsors

• Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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