Consumer Proposals in the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998 : H.R. 3150, 105th Congress, 2nd Session (1998).

Considers the legislative history of the current consumer bankruptcy scheme and examines current consumer bankruptcy practice. Reviews the consumer proposals in Title I of the Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150) requiring certain debtors to pledge future wages or income towards debt repayment under a...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Bankruptcy. Consumer credit. Economic policy. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Considers the legislative history of the current consumer bankruptcy scheme and examines current consumer bankruptcy practice. Reviews the consumer proposals in Title I of the Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150) requiring certain debtors to pledge future wages or income towards debt repayment under a chapter 13 consumer reorganization rather than having the option of liquidating under chapter 7 and discusses the likely impact of the bill on family support obligations.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.