HR 5376 · 99th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to prevent the rejection of contracts, whether executory or not, that provide hospitalization and health benefits to current or former employees of the debtor.

Introduced 1986-08-08· Sponsored by Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]· 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 Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.(1986-08-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits the trustee in a bankruptcy case from rejecting any contract, executory or not, that provides for hospitalization or health benefits for current or former employees of the debtor.…

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Cosponsors (16)

12 Democrats4 Republicans
Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33]NY
Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]MD
Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1]FL
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17]MI
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX
Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4]AL
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11]MI
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT