To prohibit the discharge, in bankruptcy, of a debt resulting from the debtor's unlawful interference with the provision of lawful goods or services or damage to property used to provide lawful goods or services.
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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 47 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 53. Record Vote Number: 28.
March 8, 2005
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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 47 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 53. Record Vote Number: 28.
March 8, 2005
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 47 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 53. Record Vote Number: 28.
March 8, 2005
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 47 proposed by Senator Schumer.
March 8, 2005
Amendment SA 47 proposed by Senator Schumer. (consideration: CR S2203-2215; text: CR S2203) To prohibit the discharge, in bankruptcy, of a debt resulting from the debtor's unlawful interference with the provision of lawful goods or services or damage to property used to provide lawful goods or services.
March 8, 2005
Amendment SA 47 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 53. Record Vote Number: 28.
March 8, 2005
Senate amendment submitted
March 3, 2005
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
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Submitted
SA 47. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Leahy, and Mrs. Murray) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 256, to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 205, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following: SEC. 332. NONDISCHARGEABILITY OF DEBTS INCURRED THROUGH VIOLATIONS OF LAWS RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF LAWFUL GOODS AND SERVICES. Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended-- (1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following: ``(20) that results from any judgment, order, consent order, or decree entered in any Federal or State court, or contained in any settlement agreement entered into by the debtor, including any court ordered damages, fine, penalty, citation, or attorney fee or cost owed by the debtor, arising from-- ``(A) an action alleging the violation of any Federal, State, or local statute, including but not limited to a violation of section 247 or 248 of title 18, that results from the debtor's-- ``(i) harassment of, intimidation of, interference with, obstruction of, injury to, threat to, or violence against, any person-- ``(I) because that person provides, or has provided, lawful goods or services; ``(II) because that person is, or has been, obtaining lawful goods or services; or ``(III) to deter that person, any other person, or a class of persons, from obtaining or providing lawful goods or services; or ``(ii) damage to, or destruction of, property of a facility providing lawful goods or services; or ``(B) a violation of a court order or injunction that protects access to-- ``(i) a facility that provides lawful goods or services; or ``(ii) the provision of lawful goods or services. Nothing in paragraph (20) shall be construed to affect any expressive conduct (including peaceful picketing or other peaceful demonstration) protected from legal prohibition by the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.''. ______