HR 2057 · 103th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to the waiver of sovereign immunity by governmental units.

Introduced 1993-05-11· Sponsored by Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.(1993-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal bankruptcy code to: (1) declare that Federal bankruptcy law applies to all governmental units; and (2) grant bankruptcy courts jurisdiction and injunctive power to apply that law against such units. Cites circumstances under which a governmental unit may assert sovereign immunity with respect to the claim of a bankrupt estate against it.…

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