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NACM's annual legislative conference.

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March 16-18, Arlington, Virginia

Jim Wise, NACM's Washington Representative, opened the General Session with a summary of current bankruptcy legislation status. Jim believed that the bill will pass through the House (on March 20, 2003, the House easily passed H.R. 975, the Omnibus Bankruptcy Reform Bill by a vote of 315-113 and sent it to the Senate for consideration) but is likely to stall in the Senate due to the problematic provision of the concerning discharge of debt for those convicted of violence against abortion clinics. The larger controversial aspects 01: the bill pertain to the means-testing requirements that would be imposed on individuals filing for ...

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