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An act to extend the transition period under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978.

Public Law 98-299 · H.R. 2174 · 98th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on May 25, 1984 · Commerce

Sponsor: Rep. William Hughes (D-NJ-2)

Cosponsors (47): Rep. Peter Rodino, Rep. Harold Sawyer,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 349 yea, 27 nay349–27
SenateVoice vote

Data notes

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.

Extends the transitional terms of office for bankruptcy judges and provides for the limited extension of the existing bankruptcy law from May 25, 1984, to June 21, 1984.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 98th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 349 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

349 yea27 nay57 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(232)

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. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11
Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
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. Katie HallD-IN-1
Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
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. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-18
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. Henry NowakD-NY-33
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
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. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
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. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-19
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
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. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Harry ReidD-NV-1
Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-34
Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-8
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
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. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Charles DowdyD-MS-4
Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-6
Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
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. James RowlandD-GA-8
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. William LipinskiD-IL-5
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. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
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. William PatmanD-TX-14
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
Rep. Buddy RoemerD-LA-4
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17

Republicans who voted yea(117)

Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
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. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
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. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-14
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. George WortleyR-NY-27
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
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. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. William FranklinR-MS-2
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
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. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. John McCainR-AZ-1
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
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. Daniel CoatsR-IN-4
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-14
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Eugene ChappieR-CA-2
Rep. Mark SiljanderR-MI-4
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
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. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
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. Howard NielsonR-UT-3
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Robert BadhamR-CA-40
Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Denny SmithR-OR-5
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 662 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 committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.

May 25, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-299.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
May 24, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 349 - 27 (Record Vote No: 184).House roll call 184
FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 349 - 27 (Record Vote No: 184).House roll call 184
May 9, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 292 - 0 (Record Vote No: 92).House roll call 92
CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
Apr 26, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
Mar 17, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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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.