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Senate to vote on Y2K bill.(Year 2000 computer transition)

Business Insurance, April, 1999

WASHINGTON-The Senate is expected to vote today on whether to invoke cloture to allow formal debate to proceed on a bipartisan bill designed to provide businesses with some protection against liability stemming from the Year 2000 computer problem. The bill, which is backed by a broad coalition of businesses and trade groups, is a revised version of S.

96, a bill drafted by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz. S. 96 won the approval of the Commerce Committee on a strict party line vote in March but underwent amendment to draw Democratic support. In the process, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., signed on as co-sponsor of the bill. The revised version of S. 96 does not apply to wrongful death or personal injury claims. The measure would, however,...

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