Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 23, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal judicial code to:
- convert certain temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Delaware and Michigan;
- convert temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Virginia; and
- authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2017 to Mar 24, 2017, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 3, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jan 3, 2017 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 24, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 632 | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Mar 15, 2017 |
| S 1107 | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 | Related bill | Sep 6, 2017 |
| HR 2266 | Making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Oct 26, 2017 |
Subjects
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
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