HR 3690 · 101th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

To amend chapter 13 of title 11 of the United States Code to prevent the discharge of certain fines, penalties, and forfeitures.

Introduced 1989-11-16· Sponsored by Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1]· House

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.(1989-11-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal bankruptcy code to prohibit the bankruptcy court from granting the discharge of any debt constituting a fine or forfeiture payable to a governmental unit.…

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Cosponsors (20)

6 Democrats14 Republicans
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2]NM
Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37]CA
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39]CA
Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1]RI
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]TX
Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-31]NY
Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]TN
Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10]GA
Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12]CA
Rep. James, Craig T. [R-FL-4]FL
Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2]TX
Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16]IL
Rep. Douglas, Chuck [R-NH-2]NH
Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1]LA