S.Amdt. 70Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)

To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, or both, from means testing.

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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 70 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 58. Record Vote Number: 36.

March 10, 2005

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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 70 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 58. Record Vote Number: 36.

March 10, 2005

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 70 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 58. Record Vote Number: 36.

March 10, 2005

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2416)

March 10, 2005

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Amendment SA 70 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 58. Record Vote Number: 36.

March 10, 2005

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2306, S2322-2323)

March 9, 2005

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2200)

March 8, 2005

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Senate amendment submitted

March 7, 2005

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 70 proposed by Senator Dodd for Senator Kennedy.(consideration: CR S2134; text: CR S2134)

March 7, 2005

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Amendment SA 70 proposed by Senator Dodd for Senator Kennedy. (consideration: CR S2134; text: CR S2134) To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, or both, from means testing.

March 7, 2005

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SENATE

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March 10, 2005 at 11:17 AM

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 70 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005)

Majority required: 1/2 (50%)

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41 - 58

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Proposed · Mar 7, 2005 Submitted · Mar 7, 2005

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SA 70. Mr. KENNEDY 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; as follows:

On page 19, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
``(8)(A) No judge, United States trustee (or bankruptcy
administrator, if any), trustee, or other party in interest
may file a motion under paragraph (2) if the debtor, in any
consecutive 12-month period during the 2 years before the
date of the filing of the petition, failed to receive alimony
or child support income, or both, that such debtor was
entitled to receive pursuant to a valid court order, totaling
an amount in excess of 35 percent of the debtor's household
income for such 12-month period.''.
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