Debtors' fast track; bills to change bankruptcy laws get priority laws get priority treatment from Congress
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The progress of changed federal bankruptcy laws in Congress is discussed, and the major change is making a bankruptcy filing under Chapter 7, which erases most debt, much more difficult. Most debtors would have to file under Chapter 13, meaning they would have to repay some of their debt if a means test reveals that they could.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2001
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A growing priority list; the ABA expands the scope of its advocacy in Congress
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A.B.A. advocacy efforts for the first congressional term of George W. Bush's presidency are discussed and include issues such as tax simplification, student loan forgiveness, alternative dispute resolution, federal gun control, indigent defense funding, and immigration.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2001
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