ABI is pleased to announce your 2008-2009 co-chairs, as well as the addition of five new leadership positions. These new positions are a result of your feedback regarding opportunities for involvement and advancement in the association.
Co-Chairs: Hon. Jeffery P. Hopkins
Hon. David W. Houston, III
Education Director: John L. Ryder
Listserve Moderator:
AVAILABLE
Membership Relations Director:
AVAILABLE
Newsletter Editor: AVAILABLE
Special Projects/Task Force Leader:
AVAILABLE
Click here for contact details for each position, in addition to position descriptions and instructions for expressing your interest in available positions.
The Legislative Committee presented a “reprise” panel discussion that addressed pending legislation in Congress, specifically bills that would redefine the treatment of home mortgages in bankruptcy. Participating on the panel were Susan Jensen-Lachmann, who serves on the staff of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman, and David Lachmann, who serves on the staff of Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee. Moderating the panel was Hon. David W. Houston III of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. The panel primarily addressed the “Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007”—H.R. 3609—which prompted a spirited discussion from the audience members attending the program. The primary points of this legislation, which has been labeled as the Conyers-Chabot Compromise, are set forth below.
Click here to read the Committee Meeting Minutes from the Annual Spring Meeting.
Click here to view an updated archive of hearings that have been held in the 110th Congress on issues or legislation pertinent to bankruptcy or insolvency law. Included is the recent Hearing on H.R. 4044: To amend the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to exempt from the means test in bankruptcy cases, for a limited period, qualifying reserve-component members who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 60 days by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Note that the chart lists the date of the hearing, the committee where it was held and the hearing title. The hearing title is linked to the committee pages to provide access to written testimony, Member statements and any additional materials or proposals made available by the committee for the hearing.
