the United States Congress
has batted around legislation that would drastically
change bankruptcy law—mostly to the detriment of
debtors. In 2001, Congress passed the bill. But, as
congress persons were ironing out a few minor differences
between the House and Senate versions of
the bill, September 11 happened. Congress halted
its efforts to make the bill into law, only to revisit
those efforts in 2002. Now, the legislation is dangerously
close to becoming law. If Congress can
work out an agreement on that provision, both
Houses are posed to pass the bill, and President
Bush has indicated he will sign it into law.
The bill is backed by the credit card industry and
is unfriendly to debtors.
Among other things, the
bill would prohibit some people from filing for
bankruptcy, add to the list of debts that people
could not wipe out in bankruptcy, make it harder
for people to come up with manageable solutions and limit the protection to bankruptcy filers
from collection efforts while the bankruptcy case is
pending.
If the legislation becomes law, most of the new
rules will become effective 180 days later. If you
are planning to file for bankruptcy, keep close
watch on this bill. If it does become law, it might
benefit you to get help, or find a reputable debt service before the new
rules take effect.
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