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S. 2159 (97th)
A bill to amend the Bankruptcy Act to provide that judgement debts resulting from a liability which is based on driving while intoxicated shall not be discharged.
Original
Introduced
2 March 1982
Last action
4 March 1982 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts.
Sponsors
Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Rep. Pressler, Larry [R-SD-1], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]
Subjects
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Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Bankruptcy Act to provide that a debtor shall not be discharged from a judgment debt resulting from a liability based upon driving while legally intoxicated.
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Timeline
2 March 1982
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 1982
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 1982
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 March 1982
Sponsors
- Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pressler, Larry [R-SD-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/2159
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/2159
- us · 97-s-2159 · source updated 10 August 2026