A bill to amend the Bankruptcy Rules with respect to providing notice.
Public Law 98-91 · H.R. 3549 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 30, 1983 · Finance and Financial Sector
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Glickman (D-KS-4)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Larry Winn
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 Rules to make effective on August 1, 1983, a specified rule concerning notice to the debtor, all creditors and indenture trustees about certain proceedings.
Permits such person as the Court may direct to give such notice. (Under current law, only the clerk may give such notice.)
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: 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. 10 actions.
- Aug 30, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-91.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 22, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 4, 1983FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Judiciary Committee
- Jul 18, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Jul 13, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- 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.