3.0.0 1107 2023-01-11T13:36:28Z 2023-01-11T13:36:28Z Senate S 2017-05-11 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2017-09-05T22:26:32Z Referred to 2017-05-11T20:12:01Z Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act of 2017 115 1237 S 2017-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3216; text of measure as introduced: CR S3215-3216) Related bill CRS Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 115 136 HR 2017-01-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Related bill CRS Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 115 2266 HR 2017-10-26 Signed by President. Related bill CRS Related bill House Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 115 632 S 2017-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2017-09-06 20:13:36 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2017-09-06 10:26:51 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2017-09-06 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2017-09-05 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2017-09-05 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-05 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. Floor 2017-09-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4956) Discharge 2017-09-05 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4956) Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-05-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2017-05-11 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2017-05-11 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-05-11 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2017-05-11 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2017-05-11 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2017-05-11 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2017-05-24 False Law Bankruptcy Caribbean area Delaware Federal district courts Florida Judges Legal fees and court costs Maryland Michigan Nevada North Carolina Puerto Rico Specialized courts U.S. territories and protectorates Virginia Law 00 2017-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2017-06-14T22:26:53Z 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, and Virginia; and
  • authorize the appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge in the middle district of Florida.

The bill increases the quarterly fee payable to the U.S. trustee by chapter 11 (reorganization) debtors whose disbursements equal or exceed $1 million in a fiscal year unless the balance in the United States Trustee System Fund exceeds $200 million.

For FY2018-FY2022, 97.5% of the quarterly U.S. trustee fees shall be deposited as offsetting collections to the United States Trustee System Fund and 2.5% shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.

]]> 35 2017-09-05 Passed Senate amended 2017-12-28T22:38:38Z Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill reauthorizes 14 temporary bankruptcy judgeships in specified judicial districts in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Nevada, and North Carolina.

(Sec. 3) It authorizes the appointment of four additional temporary bankruptcy judges in Delaware, Florida, and Michigan.

(Sec. 4) The bill amends the federal judicial code to increase the quarterly fee imposed on certain chapter 11 (reorganization) debtors. Specifically, if the balance in the U.S. Trustee System Fund is less than $200 million, then a debtor with total quarterly disbursements of $1 million or more must pay a quarterly fee equal to $250,000 or 1% of disbursements, whichever is less.

It also specifies that for FY2018-FY2022, 98% of the quarterly fees collected must be deposited as offsetting collections to the U.S. Trustee System Fund and 2% must be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.

(Sec. 5) This section amends the federal bankruptcy code to include an unsecured claim by a governmental unit (e.g., a tax claim by the Internal Revenue Service) resulting from the sale, transfer, exchange, or disposition of farming property in chapter 12 bankruptcy (family farmer or fisherman reorganization) proceedings. Such a claim that arises before a debtor's discharge, regardless of whether the claim is pre-petition or post-petition, must be treated as a pre-petition claim, is not entitled to priority status, must be provided for under the bankruptcy plan, and is dischargeable.]]> Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 Display Title Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 Short Titles as Passed Senate Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 S Senate 787 115 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2020-12-15T16:52:25Z 2017-09-05 Amendment SA 787 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 787 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/787 G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 1107 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 2023-01-11T13:36:28Z 6 2017-09-05 0 Senate Amendment SA 787 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2017-09-05 0 Senate Amendment SA 787 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Grassley. (consideration: CR S4956) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2017-09-05 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-05 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 787 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Grassley.(consideration: CR S4956) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-05 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 787 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1107es/xml/BILLS-115s1107es.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1107is/xml/BILLS-115s1107is.xml 2017-09-06 Held at the desk. 20:13:36 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.