Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act of 2003

Summary

Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to direct the court, upon motion of an individual debtor, to: (1) dismiss an involuntary bankruptcy petition that contains a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement; and (2) expunge from court records all records and references pertaining to such petition. Authorizes the court, following such dismissal, to enter an order prohibiting all consumer reporting agencies from making any consumer report containing information regarding either the petition itself, or the case commenced by the filing of such petition.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 22 May 2003

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7019)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 May 2003

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7018-7019)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 May 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 May 2003 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2003

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2003

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 22 May 2003

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.