[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2266 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2266
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the
appointment of additional bankruptcy judges; and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 1, 2017
Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Marino, and Mr. Cicilline)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the
appointment of additional bankruptcy judges; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF THE TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE TO THE
PERMANENT OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE IN CERTAIN JUDICIAL
DISTRICTS.
(a) District of Delaware.--
(1) The temporary office of 4 bankruptcy judges authorized
for the district of Delaware by section 1223(b)(1)(C) of Public
Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 196; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by
section 2(a)(1)(C) of Public Law 112-121 (126 Stat. 346; 28
U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent office
of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment made by
section 3(1) of this Act.
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for
the district of Delaware by section 3(a)(3) of Public Law 102-
361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by
section 1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 198; 28
U.S.C. 152 note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the
amendment made by section 3(1) of this Act.
(b) Southern District of Florida.--The temporary office of 2
bankruptcy judges authorized for the southern district of Florida by
section 1223(b)(1)(D) of Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(D) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent
offices of bankruptcy judges and represented in the amendment made by
section 3(3) of this Act.
(c) District of Maryland.--The temporary office of 1 bankruptcy
judge first appointed as authorized for the district of Maryland by
section 1223(b)(1)(F) of Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(F) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent
office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment made by
section 3(4) of this Act.
(d) Eastern District of Michigan.--The temporary office of
bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district of Michigan by
section 1223(b)(1)(G) of Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(G) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent
office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment made by
section 3(5) of this Act.
(e) District of Nevada.--The temporary office of bankruptcy judge
authorized for the district of Nevada by section 1223(b)(1)(T) of
Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by
section 2(a)(1)(Q) of Public Law 112-121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), is converted hereby to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge
and represented in the amendment made by section 3(6) of this Act.
(f) Eastern District of North Carolina.--The temporary office of
bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district of North Carolina
by section 1223(b)(1)(M) of Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C.
152 note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(J) of Public Law 112-121
(126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment
made by section 3(7) of this Act.
(g) District of Puerto Rico.--
(1) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for
the district of Puerto Rico by section 1223(b)(1)(P) of Public
Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by
section 2(a)(1)(M) of Public Law 112-121 (126 Stat. 346; 28
U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent office
of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment made by
section 3(8) of this Act.
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for
the district of Puerto Rico by section 3(a)(7) of Public Law
102-361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by
section 1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 198; 28
U.S.C. 152 note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and is represented in the
amendment made by section 3(8) of this Act.
(h) Eastern District of Virginia.--The temporary office of
bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district of Virginia by
section 1223(b)(1)(R) of Public Law 109-8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152
note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(P) of Public Law 112-121 (126
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent
office of bankruptcy judge and is represented in the amendment made by
section 3(10) of this Act.
SEC. 3. PERMANENT OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AUTHORIZED.
To reflect the conversion of the temporary office of bankruptcy
judge to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge made by the operation
of section 2, and to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy
judges, section 152(a)(2) of title 28 of the United States Code is
amended--
(1) in the item relating to the district of Delaware by
striking ``1'' and inserting ``8'';
(2) in the item relating to the middle district of Florida
by striking ``8'' and inserting ``9'';
(3) in the item relating to the southern district of
Florida by striking ``5'' and inserting ``7'';
(4) in the item relating to the district of Maryland by
striking ``4'' and inserting ``5'';
(5) in the item relating to the eastern district of
Michigan by striking ``4'' and inserting ``6'';
(6) in the item relating to the district of Nevada by
striking ``3'' and inserting ``4'';
(7) in the item relating to the eastern district of North
Carolina by striking ``2'' and inserting ``3'';
(8) in the item relating to the district of Puerto Rico by
striking ``2'' and inserting ``4''; and
(9) in the item relating to the eastern district of
Virginia by striking ``5'' and inserting ``6''.
SEC. 4. BANKRUPTCY FEES.
(a) Amendments to Title 28 of the United States Code.--Section
1930(a)(6) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended--
(1) by striking ``(6) In'' and inserting ``(6)(A) Except as
provided in subparagraph (B), in'', and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) The quarterly fee payable for a quarter in which
disbursements equal or exceed $1,000,000 shall be 1 percent of
such disbursements or $250,000, whichever is less, in a fiscal
year unless the balance in the United States Trustee System
Fund as of September 30 preceding such fiscal year exceeds
$200,000,000.''.
(b) Effective Date; Application Amendments.--
(1) Effective date.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
this section shall take effect on July 1, 2017, or on the date
of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
(2) Application of amendments.--The amendments made by this
section shall apply quarterly fees payable under section
1930(a)(6) of title 28 of the United States Code, as amended by
this section, for disbursements made for any quarter that
begins on or after the effective date of the amendments made by
this section.
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