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To extend the period during which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code remains in effect, and for other purposes.

Public Law 103-65 · H.R. 416 · 103rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Aug 6, 1993 · Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor: Rep. Michael Synar (D-OK-2)

Cosponsors (2): Rep. Frederick Grandy,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 to: (1) extend for five years Federal bankruptcy provisions concerning the debt adjustment of a family farmer with regular annual income; and (2) permit a court to extend the filing period for a bankruptcy plan by a family farmer only if the need for an extension is attributable to circumstances for which the debtor should not justly be held accountable.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Aug 6, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-65.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Aug 5, 1993PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Aug 3, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Mar 16, 1993FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  7. FloorFloor · Mr. Brooks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
  9. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  12. Mar 10, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  13. Feb 10, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  14. Jan 5, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  15. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.