Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020
Latest action · Jan 12, 2021 Became Public Law No: 116-325.
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 9, 2020
- Passed SenateDec 9, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 21, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 31, 2020
- Became lawJan 12, 2021
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 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 9, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Dec 9, 2020 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Dec 9, 2020 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Dec 9, 2020 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Dec 9, 2020 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Dec 9, 2020 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2021Became Public Law No: 116-325.
- Jan 12, 2021Signed by President.
- Dec 31, 2020Presented to President.
- Dec 21, 2020Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7315-7317)
- Dec 21, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8895 | Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Dec 8, 2020 |
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 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 9, 2020Considered and Passed Senate
- Dec 9, 2020Engrossed in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.