H.R. 975 · 108th Congress

Farmers Bankruptcy bill

Stage
Passed a chamber
Sponsor
F. Sensenbrenner
Introduced
2003-02-27
Latest action
2003-03-21 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.

Action history

  1. 2003-03-21Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.
  2. 2003-03-20Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. 2003-03-19The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 975.
  4. 2003-03-19Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. 2003-03-19On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 315 - 113, 1 Present (Roll no. 74).
  6. 2003-03-19On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 150 - 276, 1 Present (Roll no. 73).
  7. 2003-03-19The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
  8. 2003-03-19Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the Committee on the Judiciary to report the bill back to the House forthwith with an amendment adding a new section which protects alimony and child support payments from competition with new creditor entitlements.
  9. 2003-03-19Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX) moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.
  10. 2003-03-19The previous question was ordered without objection.
  11. 2003-03-19The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
  12. 2003-03-19The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 975.
  13. 2003-03-19POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate the Chair put the question on the Nadler substitute amendment and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler objected to the voice vote. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment.
  14. 2003-03-19DEBATE - Pursuant to House Report 108-42 the Committee proceeded with forty minutes on the amendment offered by Mr. Nadler.
  15. 2003-03-19DEBATE - Pursuant to House Report 108-42 the Committee proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Guiterrez.
  16. 2003-03-19UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. Guiterrez moved that the Committee do now rise and the motion was agreed to. He asked unanimous consent that when the Committee of the Whole resumes its consideration of H.R. 975 that he be permitted to offer amendment Numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-42. Agreed to without objection.
  17. 2003-03-19POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate the Chair put the question on the amendment and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sherman objected to the voice vote. The Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment.
  18. 2003-03-19Pursuant to House Report 108-42 the Committee proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Sherman.
  19. 2003-03-19DEBATE - Pursuant to House Report 108-42 the Committee proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Cannon.
  20. 2003-03-19Pursuant to House Report 108-42 the Committee proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment offered by Mr. Toomey.
  21. 2003-03-19GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 975.
  22. 2003-03-19The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
  23. 2003-03-19House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 147 and Rule XXIII.
  24. 2003-03-19Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 975 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
  25. 2003-03-19Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 147.