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December 5, 2007
Senate Committee on the Judiciary

“The Looming Foreclosure Crisis: How To Help Families Save Their Homes”
Location:Senate Dirksen Office Building, 2:30 p.m. in Room 226
Senator Durbin presided.

NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Henry Sommer, President of the National Assn. of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys - Testimony


October 30, 2007
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Hearing on “Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers.”
Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building. 12:00 p.m.

NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Richard Levin, Esq., National Bankruptcy Conference Testimony


October 30, 2007
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Hearing on Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers in Financial Distress? – Part II
2141 Rayburn House Office Building. 12:00 p.m.

NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Richard Levin, Esq. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
New York, N.Y.
On behalf of the National Bankruptcy Conference Testimony


May 1, 2007
House Judiciary Committee
Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection

Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing on the "Second Anniversary of the Enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Are Consumers Really Being Protected Under the Act?"
Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building. 10 a.m.

NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Henry Sommer, President of the National Assn. of
Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys- Testimony


April 17, 2007
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial
and Administrative Law hearing.
Bankruptcy Cases and Executive Compensation

Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing on "Executive Compensation in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases: How Much is Too Much?"
Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building. 10:30 a.m.

- H.R. 1257 As Ordered to be Reported
- House of Representatives to Consider Allowing Shareholders to Vote on Executive Pay

NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Richard Levin Esq., National Bankruptcy Conference New York, N.Y.- Testimony


Letters To Congress



   7/23/08 Letter to House and Senate Leadership on H.R. 3221, Housing Mortgage bill
    DESCRIPTION:
    H.R. 3221 – American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
   2/15/08 Letter to the Judicial Conference, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
    DESCRIPTION:
    Re: Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Relating to Time Periods.

   2/6/08 Letter to Chairman John Conyers, Jr., House Judiciary Committee
    DESCRIPTION:
    Re: Educational Loan Dischargeability Amendment to H.R. 4137, the “College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007”

   12/12/07 Letter to House Judiciary Committee Members
    DESCRIPTION:
    Re: H.R. 3609, “Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007”
   10/17/07 H.R. 3609 (Rep. Brad Miller) Subprime Mortgage Crisis
(Addressed to: Senators Specter and Durbin and Representatives Conyers, Sanchez, Miller and Chabot)

   11/14/06 Letter to House Judiciary Committee on H.R. 5532
    DESCRIPTION:
    RE: H.R. 5532 - Peremptory Challenge Act of 2006
   H.R. 5532, Peremptory Challenge Act of 2006
    DESCRIPTION:
    To Amend title 28, U.S.C., to provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases upon request of a party.



   3/29/06 Letter to Senators on H.R. 22 (Senate Version) – The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act


   1/5/06 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    Proposed Amendment to Bankruptcy Code Section 506(a)(2)



   12/13/05 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    Proposed Amendments to Bankruptcy Code's Sections on Financial Contracts



   12/7/05 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    S. 1932 (Deficit ReductionOmnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005
    S. 1783 (Pension Security & Transparency Act of 2005)



   12/5/05 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    H.R. 4241/S.1932 (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005)
    H.R. 2830 (Pension Protection Act of 2005)



   11/9/05 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    Proposed PBGC Termination Premium
    Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 - H.R. 4241



   9/27/05 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    Proposed Interim Rules and Forms



   9/12/05 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    S. 662 (The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act)



   7/08/05 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    H.R. 420 – Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005



   6/16/05 Letter to Congress

   5/11/05 Letter to Congress


   2/15/05 Letter to Congress RE:S314


   2/15/05 Letter to Congress RE:S256
    DESCRIPTION:
    S. 256 - Protection of Employees, Customers, and Trade Creditors (S. 256 – Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005)



   2/14/05 Letter to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
    DESCRIPTION:
    Proposed Amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 4002



   2/4/05 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    National Bankruptcy Conference – Requested hearing on S. 256 BAPCPA (2005 version)



   9/28/04 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    H.R. 3540, Extension of Chapter 12 for one year (2003)



   3/29/04 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    Improve regulation of domestic insurance companies.



   11/21/03 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    H.R. 975 – Schumer Amendment to Omnibus Appropriations bill (2003)



   1/24/03 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    NBC’s request to assist in drafting Bankruptcy Reform, sent to House and Senate Judiciary Committee chairs.



   5/21/02 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    Leahy/Sensenbrenner (Bankruptcy Reform), Treatment of unlimited Homestead Exemption



   11/05/01 Letter to Congress
    DESCRIPTION:
    On behalf of the National Bankruptcy Conference, we write to recommend that, with limited exceptions, Congress defer further consideration of the pending bankruptcy legislation (H.R. 333 and its Senate counterpart).
Other Resources
December 5, 2007
Senate Committee on the Judiciary

“The Looming Foreclosure Crisis: How To Help Families Save Their Homes”
Location:Senate Dirksen Office Building, 2:30 p.m. in Room 226
Senator Durbin presided.

Witness List:

Nettie McGee
Chicago, IL
Testimony

Mark Zandi
Chief Economist
Moody's Economy.com, Inc.
West Chester, PA
Testimony

Professor Joseph Mason
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Testimony

Professor Mark Scarberry
Professor of Law
Pepperdine School of Law
Resident Scholar
American Bankruptcy Institute
Washington, D.C.
Testimony

The Honorable Jacqueline P. Cox
United States Bankruptcy Judge
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Testimony

The Honorable Thomas Bennett
United States Bankruptcy Judge
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Testimony

Henry J. Sommer
President
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Philadelphia, PA
Testimony


10/30/2007
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Hearing on Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers in Financial Distress? – Part II
2141 Rayburn House Office Building. 12:00 p.m.

Witness List:
William E. Brewer, Jr., Esq.
The Brewer Law Firm
Raleigh, NC
On behalf of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Testimony

David G. Kittle, CMB
Chairman-Elect
Mortgage Bankers Association Testimony
Washington, DC

Mark M. Zandi, Ph.D.
Chief Economist
Moody's Economy.com, Inc. Testimony
West Chester, PA

Richard Levin, Esq. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
New York, N.Y.
On behalf of the National Bankruptcy Conference Testimony


May 1, 2007 House Judiciary Committee Bankruptcy Abuse
and Consumer Protection
DESCRIPTION:
Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing on the "Second Anniversary of the Enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Are Consumers Really Being Protected Under the Act?"

Witnesses:
Former Rep. Steve Bartlett, R-Texas, President of The Financial Services Roundtable Testimony
Shirley Jones Burroughs, Private Citizen Testimony
Henry Sommer, President of the National Assn. of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Testimony
Yvonne Jones, Director of Financial Markets and Community Investment at the Government Accountability Office Testimony


April 17, 2007 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial
  and Administrative Law hearing.
Bankruptcy Cases and Executive Compensation
DESCRIPTION:
Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing on "Executive Compensation in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases: How Much is Too Much?"

Witnesses:
Richard Levin Esq. Testimony
National Bankruptcy Conference New York, N.Y.
Antoinette Muoneke Testimony
Association of Flight Attendants – CWA Federal Way, WA
Damon Silvers Testimony
Associate General Counsel American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Washington, D.C.
Mark S. Wintner Esq. Testimony
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP New York, N.Y.
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