A bill to correct technical errors in and clarify certain provisions of Public Law 95-598.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Title I: Amendments to Title 11 of the United States Code - Amends title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy) to correct technical errors and clarify certain provisions. Includes within such amendments revisions with respect to: (1) the applicability of specified provisions of the Code in the United States Judicial Districts; (2) the application of nonbankruptcy law concerning perfection of a creditor's security interest; (3) a definition of the term "value"; (4) notice of proceedings to a holder of a community claim; (5) the effect of a failure on the part of a governmental entity to file a timely claim; (6) executory contracts and unexpired leases of a debtor; (7) exemptions and exceptions to discharge; (8) redemption; and (9) administration. Title II: Amendments to Other Acts - Amends the Clayton Act to exempt transactions arising under title 11 (Bankruptcy) and related cases from premerger notification. Makes technical and clarifying amendments to other provisions of law including title 28 of the United States Code (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 relating to the administration of the courts and the transition period in implementing bankruptcy legislation. Title III: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates of amendments made by this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on September 27, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on September 27, 1979: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DON EDWARDS (D-CA) introduced it on September 27, 1979, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on September 27, 1979, 17150 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17150 days ago, on September 27, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers