The bill, which was pushed by banks, credit card companies and retail-business groups, limits the amount of bankruptcy protection debtors can apply for.
Proponents say the bill is needed to stop capricious bankruptcy filings.
Pro-life protesters convicted under these laws are forced to pay heavy and burdensome fines that are not required of others filing bankruptcy. Schumer specifically cited the case of Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, who filed for bankruptcy in 1998 after racking up heavy debts to women's groups who sued him under RICO laws. We cannot allow violent extremists to use the bankruptcy code to carry out their agenda. The bill now goes to a House-Senate conference. Vice President Al Gore left New Hampshire, the site of his narrow presidential primary victory Tuesday, to be present for the voting should he be required to break a tie.