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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 5, 2002 Kmart Won't Determine Store Closings Until After Holiday Season Kmart Corp., the largest U.S. retailer to file for bankruptcy, won't decide whether it needs to close additional stores

November 4, 2002 Feingold, Others to Take Up Wellstone's Bankruptcy Fight Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.) pledged on Thursday that Senate opponents of a pending bankruptcy reform conference report