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A bill to continue the transition provisions of the Bankruptcy Act until May 26, 1984, and for other purposes.

Public Law 98-271 · S. 2570 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 30, 1984 · Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor: Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN)

Cosponsors (2): Sen. Strom Thurmond, Sen. Howell Heflin

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 322 yea, 13 nay322–13
SenateVoice vote

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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

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

Amends the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 to extend the transition period established by such Act from May 1, 1984, to May 26, 1984.

Extends the term of office of any bankruptcy judge who was serving on April 30, 1984, and of any bankruptcy judge who is serving on the date of the enactment of this Act to May 25, 1984.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 98th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 325 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

325 yea13 nay95 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(192)

Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-18
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11
Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-20
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
Rep. Frank HarrisonD-PA-11
Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-21
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3
Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-22
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17
Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-19
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Harry ReidD-NV-1
Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-34
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
Rep. Charles DowdyD-MS-4
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Charles BrittD-NC-6
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-14
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-23
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE
Rep. Buddy MacKayD-FL-6
Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Tommy VandergriffD-TX-26
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-10
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3

Republicans who voted yea(133)

Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-17
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. John McKernanR-ME-1
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-4
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-14
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
Rep. Thomas EvansR-IA-3
Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. George WortleyR-NY-27
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. William FranklinR-MS-2
Rep. Bobbi FiedlerR-CA-21
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Jack KempR-NY-31
Rep. Edwin ZschauR-CA-12
Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-45
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-13
Rep. Hal DaubR-NE-2
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
Rep. Daniel CoatsR-IN-4
Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-14
Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Mark SiljanderR-MI-4
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
Rep. John WeberR-MN-2
Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-43
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
Rep. Judd GreggR-NH-2
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-30
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Steve BartlettR-TX-3
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Larry CraigR-ID-1
Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-42
Rep. Howard NielsonR-UT-3
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Thomas HartnettR-SC-1
Rep. Phil GrammR-TX-6
Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. David DreierR-CA-33
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12
Rep. Daniel CraneR-IL-19
Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 584 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The record shows no committee referral for this bill.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 8 actions.

Apr 30, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-271.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Apr 26, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
FloorFloor · Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 322 - 13 (Record Vote No: 99).House roll call 99
FloorFloor · Motion to Commit (with Instructions) Failed in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 33 - 304 (Record Vote No: 98).House roll call 98
FloorFloor · Rule Passed House.
Apr 12, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate

Data notes

Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.

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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.