Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 8, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020
This bill modifies administrative provisions related to the bankruptcy trustee system. Specifically, the bill (1) provides for the distribution of bankruptcy fees made to the U.S. Trustee System Fund for the costs of administering payments and trustee compensation, (2) establishes the Chapter 7 Trustee Fund and associated fees, and (3) extends the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 8, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Dec 8, 2020 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Dec 8, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2020Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4996 | Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Jan 12, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Appropriations
- Bankruptcy
- Caribbean area
- Delaware
- Department of Justice
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Florida
- Georgia
- Government trust funds
- Judges
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Legal fees and court costs
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York State
- North Carolina
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virginia
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2020Introduced in House
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