3.0.0 139 2023-01-11T13:34:38Z 2023-01-11T13:34:38Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONYERS:H.R. 139.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4.[Page H50]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-23T16:27:33Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:19:35Z 2017-01-23 hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-01-03 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2017-01-03 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2017-01-03 True Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Federal appellate courts Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Jurisdiction and venue Labor-management relations Specialized courts State and local finance Finance and Financial Sector 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-05-22T15:50:11Z Protecting Employees and Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2017

This bill amends federal bankruptcy law to: (1) heighten criteria with respect to a municipality's eligibility for municipal bankruptcy, and (2) revise provisions related to judicial procedure and review in municipality bankruptcy cases.

In addition, the bill expands protections for employees and retirees in cases of municipal bankruptcy. Specifically, if a municipal bankruptcy plan modifies a collective bargaining agreement or retiree benefit, the covered employees' authorized representative must agree to the plan as a condition of the plan's confirmation by the court.

In general, the authorized representative shall be the labor organization that is signatory to the collective bargaining agreement. However, the bill establishes procedures for the court's appointment of a different representative under specified circumstances.

]]> Protecting Employees and Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2017 Display Title Protecting Employees and Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 9 of title 11 of the United States Code to improve protections for employees and retirees in municipal bankruptcies. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Employees and Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr139ih/xml/BILLS-115hr139ih.xml 2017-01-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.