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November 12, 2002 After Surprising Election, 107th Outlook Remains Muddled; Bankruptcy Bill in Doubt The House and Senate enter an uncertain lame-duck session today with little known about its length

November 7, 2002 Lott Advances Priorities for Lame Duck, Next Congress Newly empowered Republicans plan to press Senate Democrats for a speedy post-election, lame-duck session that could wrap up by

November 8, 2002 SEC, BMA Renew Calls for Bankruptcy Netting Legislation Officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Bond Market Association (BMA) renewed calls for Congress to pass

November 11, 2002 GOP Majorities Complicate Bankruptcy Reform Outlook The Republican sweep of Congress in Tuesday's midterm election could have a significant impact on the fate of bankruptcy reform

November 6, 2002 Republicans Regain the Senate, Keep Hold on House The GOP regained control of the Senate, after a tight race in Missouri turned their way, and kept its majority in the House, showing

November 15, 2002 House Sends Stripped-down Bankruptcy Bill to U.S. Senate after Earlier Defeat on Procedural Rule House Republicans sent the Democrat-controlled Senate a stripped-down version of

November 18, 2002 Overnight House Maneuvering Fails to Save Bankruptcy Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) on Friday indicated the Senate would not take up a newly revised bankruptcy bill

November 14, 2002 House Set to Act on Conference Report Today The outstanding conference report on bankruptcy reform is expected to be cleared by the Rules Committee for floor action today, a House

November 13, 2002 GOP Leaders Revive Prospects for U.S. Bankruptcy Bill Congressional leaders said on Tuesday they hope to finally pass a long-delayed rewrite of U.S. bankruptcy laws before they

November 19, 2002 Business Lobbyists Regroup on Bankruptcy Overhaul Strategy Business lobbyists have mounted a quiet last-ditch effort to persuade senators to support the House-passed GOP version of