| 2011 Senate |
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Roll Call 180.
(H.R. 2112) On an amendment that would increase the amount that the Federal Housing Administration can insure on a home mortgage from $625,000 to $730,000
Oct 20, 2011.
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| 2011 House of Representatives |
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Roll Call 554.
(H.R. 1309) On an amendment that would have prohibited lenders from requiring homeowners to purchase flood insurance in an amount greater than the outstanding principal balance of a home loan
Jul 12, 2011.
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Roll Call 397.
(H.R. 2017) On an amendment that would prohibit funding provided by a Homeland Security bill from being allocated to over 300 community organizations which supporters of the amendment contended had some affiliation with ACORN. (ACORN was a coalition of community-based groups that advocated on behalf of the poor which had come under fire from conservatives who had alleged that the group had perpetrated voter fraud.)
Jun 02, 2011.
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Roll Call 198.
(H.R. 839) Final passage of legislation eliminating the Home Assistance Modification Program (HAMP), which helped homeowners facing foreclosure to modify their home mortgage loans.
Mar 29, 2011.
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Roll Call 197.
(H.R. 893) On a motion that would have enabled people currently serving in the military and families of those who died while serving in the armed forces to benefit from a program which helped homeowners facing foreclosure to modify their home mortgage loans.
Mar 29, 2011.
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Roll Call 196.
(H.R. 839) On an amendment that would have listed the number of home mortgages in each state that were modified by the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). HAMP was a federal initiative that helped homeowners facing foreclosure to modify their home mortgage loans.
Mar 29, 2011.
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Roll Call 195.
(H.R. 839) On an amendment that would have required the Treasury Department to carry out a study identifying which aspects of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) were successful. HAMP was a federal initiative that helped homeowners facing foreclosure to modify their home mortgage loans.
Mar 29, 2011.
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Roll Call 194.
(H.R. 839) On an amendment detailing a number of Republican criticisms of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), a federal initiative which Republicans sought to eliminate—and which helped homeowners facing foreclosure to modify their home mortgage loans. For example, the amendment noted that while the program was intended to help 3 to 4 million homeowners, only 607,600 mortgage modifications had been made thus far.
Mar 29, 2011.
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Roll Call 188.
(H.R. 861) Final passage of legislation eliminating the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which provided state and local governments and non-profit organizations with funding to redevelop or demolish foreclosed homes.
Mar 16, 2011.
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Roll Call 187.
(H.R. 861) On a motion that would have allowed the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to continue operating for the purposes of renovating abandoned properties in rural communities. The NSP provided state and local governments and non-profit organizations with funding to redevelop or demolish foreclosed homes.
Mar 16, 2011.
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Roll Call 186.
(H.R. 861) On an amendment that would have listed the number of vacant homes in each state that were eligible to be rehabilitated or demolished under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which provided state and local governments and non-profit organizations with funding to redevelop or demolish foreclosed homes.
Mar 16, 2011.
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Roll Call 185.
(H.R. 861) On an amendment that would have required a study to be conducted determining the number of foreclosed and abandoned homes that would not be purchased or rehabilitated in each congressional district as a result of terminating the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). The NSP provided state and local governments and non-profit organizations with funding to redevelop or demolish foreclosed homes.
Mar 16, 2011.
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Roll Call 184.
(H.R. 861) On an amendment that would have required the Department of Housing and Urban Development to inform all recipients of funding from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program that the program had been terminated. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program provided state and local governments with funding to redevelop or demolish foreclosed homes.
Mar 16, 2011.
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Roll Call 183.
(H.R. 861) On an amendment stating that the Neighborhood Stabilization Program helped local communities hurt by home foreclosures, and supported employment in those communities. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program provided state and local governments with funding to redevelop or demolish foreclosed homes.
Mar 16, 2011.
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Roll Call 182.
(H.R. 861) On a motion that would have effectively preserved a federal program that provided states and local governments with funding to redevelop or demolish foreclosed homes by killing legislation that would have eliminated the program.
Mar 16, 2011.
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Roll Call 181.
(H.R. 861, H.R. 839) Legislation eliminating a federal program that provided states and local governments with funding to redevelop or demolish foreclosed homes, as well as a separate bill eliminating a program intended to help homeowners facing foreclosure to modify their home mortgage loans – On the resolution setting a time limit for debate and determining which amendments could be offered to both bills
Mar 16, 2011.
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Roll Call 174.
(H.R. 836) Final passage of legislation eliminating a federal program which provided a maximum of $50,000 in subsidized loans to homeowners who were at least three months delinquent on their home mortgages as a result of unemployment
Mar 11, 2011.
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Roll Call 173.
(H.R. 836) On a motion that would have enabled veterans and those serving in the military to benefit from a program which provided a maximum of $50,000 in subsidized loans to homeowners who were at least three months delinquent on their home mortgages as a result of unemployment.
Mar 11, 2011.
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Roll Call 172.
(H.R. 836) On an amendment that would have required the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to announce on its web site of the termination of a federal program which provided a maximum of $50,000 in subsidized loans to homeowners who were at least three months delinquent on their home mortgages as a result of unemployment. The amendment also required HUD to instruct the public to contact their members of Congress for assistance if they were unable to pay their home mortgages.
Mar 11, 2011.
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Roll Call 171.
(H.R. 830) Final passage of legislation eliminating a program enabling homeowners to refinance their home mortgages if, as a result of plummeting housing prices, their mortgage debt exceeded the value of their home.
Mar 10, 2011.
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Roll Call 170.
(H.R. 830) On a motion that would have enabled seniors to continue to benefit from a home loan refinancing program which helped homeowners to refinance their home mortgages if, as a result of plummeting housing prices, their mortgage debt exceeded the value of their home.
Mar 10, 2011.
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Roll Call 169.
(H.R. 830) On an amendment requiring the Department of Housing and Urban Development to post on its website a note stating that individuals seeking help with their home mortgages should contact their member of Congress.
Mar 10, 2011.
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Roll Call 168.
(H.R. 830) On an amendment that would have allowed the Federal Housing Administration to facilitate voluntary home loan refinancing agreements between lenders and homeowners.
Mar 10, 2011.
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Roll Call 166.
(H.R. 830) Legislation eliminating a federal home loan refinancing program – On the resolution setting a time limit for debate and determining which amendments could be offered to the bill
Mar 09, 2011.
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Roll Call 165.
(H.R. 830) Legislation eliminating a federal home loan refinancing program – On bringing to a final vote the resolution setting a time limit for debate and determining which amendments could be offered to the bill
Mar 09, 2011.
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| 2010 Senate |
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Roll Call 189.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Franken of Minnesota amendment that would create a homeowners advocate office inside the Treasury Department to help consumers with housing problems/On agreeing to the amendment
Jun 15, 2010.
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Roll Call 148.
S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Sessions of Alabama amendment that would prohibit the Federal Reserve from using its emergency authority to fund insolvent entities, thereby forcing those firms to enter bankruptcy proceedings/On agreeing to the amendment
May 13, 2010.
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Roll Call 146.
S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Franken of Minnesota amendment that would require certain kinds of investment vehicles to have initial credit ratings assigned by a newly-created, independent board/On agreeing to the amendment
May 13, 2010.
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Roll Call 140.
S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) McCain of Arizona amendment that would end the federal government’s direct control over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac within 30 days of the bill becoming law/On agreeing to the amendment
May 11, 2010.
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Roll Call 139.
S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Dodd of Connecticut amendment that would require a study on ending direct federal control over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac/On agreeing to the amendment
May 11, 2010.
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Roll Call 133.
S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Shelby of Alabama amendment that would replace consumer protection language in a financial overhaul bill with a provision that would grant the FDIC authority over large mortgage originators other than banks/On agreeing to the amendment
May 06, 2010.
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| 2010 House of Representatives |
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Roll Call 655.
(H.R. 5510) Final passage of legislation that would have allowed the Treasury Department to provide financial assistance to non-profit organizations that offer legal assistance to homeowners who were facing foreclosure
Dec 17, 2010.
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Roll Call 573.
(H.R. 3808) On overriding the president’s veto of legislation requiring courts to recognize out-of-state notaries (notaries performed outside of the state where the court is located)
Nov 17, 2010.
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Roll Call 340.
(H.R. 5072) Legislation authorizing the Department of Housing and Urban Development to raise the maximum premium paid by homeowners under the federal government’s mortgage insurance program – on the resolution setting a time limit for debate and determining which amendments could be offered to the bill.
Jun 09, 2010.
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Roll Call 339.
(H.R. 5072) Legislation authorizing the Department of Housing and Urban Development to raise the maximum premium paid by homeowners under the federal government’s mortgage insurance program – on bringing to a final vote the resolution setting a time limit for debate and determining which amendments could be offered to the bill.
Jun 09, 2010.
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| 2009 Senate |
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Roll Call 250.
HR 3357. (Solvency of federal trust funds) Ensign of Nevada amendment that would use $7.5 billion in unspent economic stimulus funding to replenish the unemployment trust fund/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 30, 2009.
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Roll Call 182.
S 896. (Housing loans modification) Kerry of Massachusetts amendment that would allow tenants in foreclosed buildings remain in their homes for the duration of their leases, or for 90 days if they didn’t have a lease/On agreeing to the amendment
May 06, 2009.
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Roll Call 179.
S 896. (Housing loans modification) Thune of South Dakota amendment that would prohibit the Treasury Department from reusing funds returned by financial institutions as part of the housing bailout/On agreeing to the amendment
May 05, 2009.
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Roll Call 178.
S 896. (Housing loans modification) Corker of Tennessee amendment that would require lenders participating in mortgage modification programs to consider all mitigation efforts before they can qualify for protection from investor lawsuits/On agreeing to the amendment
May 05, 2009.
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Roll Call 177.
S 896. (Housing loans modification) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would establish that the Federal Housing Administration’s primary responsibility is to maintain its own solvency/On agreeing to the amendment
May 04, 2009.
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Roll Call 174.
S 896. (Housing loans modification) Durbin of Illinois amendment that would allow bankruptcy judges to reduce principal and interest rates on certain mortgages/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 30, 2009.
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Roll Call 134.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would provide for the remaining mortgage buyout money be recovered, except for $100 billion/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 02, 2009.
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Roll Call 133.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Reed of Rhode Island amendment that would allow for legislation stipulating that the remaining money set aside by the stimulus law for mortgage relief would be used to help save homes and small businesses/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 02, 2009.
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| 2009 House of Representatives |
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Roll Call 242.
(H.R. 1729) On passage of legislation was designed to help ensure that lenders only make loans that borrowers will be able to repay
May 07, 2009.
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Roll Call 241.
On the McHenry of North Carolina amendment to exempt “high-cost mortgage loans” from the coverage of the bill designed to help ensure that lenders only make loans that borrowers will be able to repay
May 07, 2009.
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Roll Call 240.
(H.R. 1728) On the Price of Georgia amendment that would have required the Federal Reserve Board to certify that legislation, designed to help ensure that lenders only make loans borrowers will be able to repay, will not reduce the availability or increase the price of credit for qualified mortgages.
May 07, 2009.
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Roll Call 239.
(H.R. 1728)On the Hensarling of Texas amendment that would have deleted the provisions in the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act that make those who either purchase mortgages after they are originated, or package them into securities, liable for deceptive practices engaged in during the original marketing of the mortgage loan
May 07, 2009.
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Roll Call 237.
(H.Res. 406) A bill to help ensure that lenders only make loans that borrowers will be able to repay - - on a resolution setting the terms for continued consideration of the bill
May 07, 2009.
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Roll Call 104.
(H.R.1106) On passage of a bill designed to prevent mortgage foreclosures and increase the availability of mortgage credit.
Mar 05, 2009.
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Roll Call 103.
(H.R. 1106) On a motion to send back to committee a bill designed to prevent mortgage foreclosures and increase the availability of mortgage credit.
Mar 05, 2009.
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Roll Call 100.
(H.R. 1106) On the Lofgren of California amendment to expand the ability of bankruptcy judges to adjust home mortgages, which was offered to a bill designed to prevent mortgage foreclosures and increase the availability of mortgage credit.
Mar 05, 2009.
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Roll Call 97.
(H. Res. 205) Legislation intended to reduce the number of mortgage foreclosures and increase the availability of mortgage credit - - on passage of the resolution setting the terms for debate of the bill
Mar 05, 2009.
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Roll Call 89.
(H.Res. 190) Legislation designed to slow home foreclosures and revive the housing market during the severe economic downturn - - on the resolution setting the terms for debating the legislation
Feb 26, 2009.
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Roll Call 88.
(H.Res. 190) Legislation designed to slow home foreclosures and revive the housing market during the severe economic downturn - - on the motion to bring the resolution setting the terms for considering the legislation to an immediate vote
Feb 26, 2009.
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Roll Call 27.
H J Res 3. (Resolution nullifying part of the financial bailout money) On passing a resolution that would prevent the release of $350 billion in financial bailout money/On the resolution
Jan 22, 2009.
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Roll Call 26.
HR 384. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) On passing a bill to set certain conditions on the use of $350 billion allocated to buy certain mortgage assets/On passing the bill
Jan 21, 2009.
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Roll Call 25.
HR 384. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) Motion to rewrite a mortgage bailout bill to add language requiring a plan to be developed to repay all assistance provided under the bill/On the motion
Jan 21, 2009.
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Roll Call 24.
HR 384. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) Motion to kill an attempt to appeal the chairman’s ruling on whether a bill should be rewritten to add language transferring money into Social Security trust funds/On the motion
Jan 21, 2009.
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Roll Call 21.
HR 384. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) Bachmann of Minnesota amendment that would eliminate proposed changes to and additional funding for a homeowners program/On agreeing to the amendment
Jan 15, 2009.
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Roll Call 20.
HR 384. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) Hensarling of Texas amendment that would remove the authority for the Treasury Department to attend meetings of the board of directors of institutions receiving bailout money /On agreeing to the amendment
Jan 15, 2009.
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Roll Call 19.
HR 384. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) Frank of Massachusetts amendment that would require some bailout money to be committed for foreclosure mitigation/On agreeing to the amendment
Jan 15, 2009.
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Roll Call 17.
H Res 53. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) Providing for consideration of a bill that would set new conditions on the use of money to purchase mortgage assets (HR 384)/On passing the bill
Jan 14, 2009.
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| 2008 Senate |
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Roll Call 35.
HR 3221. (Renewable energy standards) Motion to begin debating an energy efficiency bill upon which the Democratic leadership wanted to attach unrelated mortgage language/On the cloture motion
Feb 28, 2008.
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| 2007 House of Representatives |
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Roll Call 382.
Federal housing finance overhaul (H.R. 1427)/Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) amendment to require that the amount allocated to the affordable housing fund not exceed the amount allocated in the preceding year if in that year the federal government had a budget deficit and borrowed against the Social Security trust fund
May 17, 2007.
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Roll Call 380.
Federal housing finance overhaul (H.R. 1427)/ Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) amendment to require a study on the effects the contributions to the affordable housing fund would have on the cost of mortgages to homebuyers and suspend the program if the program served to increase the costs of mortgages
May 17, 2007.
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Roll Call 379.
Federal housing finance overhaul (H.R. 1427)/ Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) amendment to suspend contributions to the affordable housing fund if the payments contribute to an increase in mortgage costs
May 17, 2007.
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Roll Call 378.
Federal housing finance overhaul (H.R. 1427)/Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) amendment to strike a provision creating an affordable housing fund
May 17, 2007.
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| 2005 Senate |
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Roll Call 44.
S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Final Passage of Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Laws.
Mar 10, 2005.
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Roll Call 34.
S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Make Several Changes to Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Rules Designed to Ease the Burden of Bankruptcy Filings on Children and Families.
Mar 09, 2005.
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| 2003 House of Representatives |
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Roll Call 74.
HR 975. Bankruptcy Reform/Passage of a Bill to Change Bankruptcy Laws to Reduce Protections for Individual in Debt.
Mar 19, 2003.
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Roll Call 72.
HR 975. Bankruptcy Reform/Vote on a Democratic Substitute Measure Which Would Maintain Bankruptcy Protections
for Individuals in Debt.
Mar 19, 2003.
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