H.R. 1529 Text
6-10-03
Passed House by Voice Vote
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1529
To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to the dismissal
of certain involuntary cases.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2003
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to the dismissal
of certain involuntary cases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act of 2003'.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 303 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
`(A) the petition under this section is false or contains any materially false,
fictitious, or fraudulent statement;
`(B) the debtor is an individual; and
`(C) the court dismisses such petition;
the court, upon motion of the debtor, shall expunge from the records of the
court such petition, all the records relating to such petition in particular,
and all references to such petition.
`(2) If the debtor is an individual and the court dismisses a petition under
this section, the court may enter an order prohibiting all consumer reporting
agencies (as defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act) from making
any consumer report (as defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act) that contains any information relating to such petition or to the case
commenced by the filing of such petition.'.
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