HR 3619 · 102th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to establish a priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases under chapter 7 and 11.

Introduced 1991-10-23· Sponsored by Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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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.(1991-10-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Federal bankruptcy law to establish a payment priority for retiree health benefit claims, with an aggregate limitation of $10,000 multiplied by the relevant number of former employees.…

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans
Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19]FL
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]FL
Rep. Ray, Richard B. [D-GA-3]GA
Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6]GA
Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17]FL
Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13]FL
Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-11]FL
Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7]FL
Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1]NM
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16]FL
Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-8]FL
Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]OH
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]TX
Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12]CA
Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8]PA
Rep. Peterson, Douglas (Pete) [D-FL-2]FL
Rep. James, Craig T. [R-FL-4]FL
Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-14]CA
Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12]FL