SUMMARY

Bankruptcy Reform Legislation

(Language is exactly the same as the 106^th Congress Conference Report and as introduced in S. 220.)

[APPROVED, AS AMENDED, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY A VOTE OF 10 YEAS, 8 NAYS]

II. Statements


Statement of Senator Leahy

Statement of Senator Feingold

III. Attendance Lists/Votes

ATTENDANCE LIST

226 Dirksen

DATE OF MARKUP: February 27, 2001

Time: 2:30 p.m.

TOPIC OF MARKUP: Bankruptcy Reform Legislation

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: February 27, 2001

VOTE ON: Leahy amendment on temporary bankruptcy judgeships as recommended by the Judicial Conference and a Leahy amendment on reasonable and necessary expenses for non-dependent chronically ill or disabled children and grandchildren.

APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: February 27, 2001

VOTE ON: Feinstein means test amendment to provide an additional economic hardship ground for rebutting the presumption of abuse.

Defeated by a vote of 8 yeas, 10 nays.

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: February 27, 2001

VOTE ON: Feinstein youth credit card amendment with respect to extensions of credit to underage consumers.

Defeated by a vote of 7 yeas, 11 nays

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: February 27, 2001

VOTE ON: Feinstein on-time payment amendment to prohibit certain finance charges in connection with open end consumer credit plans.

Defeated by a vote of 8 yeas, 10 nays.

ATTENDANCE LIST

226 Dirksen

DATE OF MARKUP: February 28, 2001

Time: 9:30 a.m.

TOPIC OF MARKUP: Bankruptcy Reform Legislation

DATE: February 28, 2001

VOTE ON: Schumer modified amendment on violence.

APPROVED, NOT UNANIMOUSLY

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

* Mr. Sessions objected to the amendment.

DATE: February 28, 2001

VOTE ON: Feingold amendments regarding eligibility for farm bankruptcy and protecting family farmers ability to function after bankruptcy.

APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

DATE: February 28, 2001

VOTE ON: Schumer amendment to update and make technical changes related to financial product.

APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

DATE: February 28, 2001

VOTE ON: Leahy/Hatch amendment on consumer privacy.

APPROVED, NOT UNANIMOUSLY

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

* Mr. Sessions objected to the amendment.

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: February 28, 2001

VOTE ON: Feingold amendment on the definition of household goods.

Defeated by a vote of 8 yeas, 10 nays.

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: February 28, 2001

VOTE ON: Feingold motion to accept the language of Senator Feinstein's landlord-tenant amendment.

APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: February 28, 2001

VOTE ON: Feingold landlord-tenant amendment.

Approved by a vote of 10 yeas, 8 nays.

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: February 28, 2001

VOTE ON: Motion to approve the Bankruptcy Reform Legislation, with amendments, in the nature of a substitute.

Approved by a vote of 10 yeas, 8 nays.