BANKRUPTCY

Bills and resolutions

CFTC: authorize certain treatment of customer property during commodity broker bankruptcy (see H.R. 9717), H4544 [15JY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove withdrawal of rule entitled ‘‘Bulletin 2023–01—Unfair Billing and Collection Practices After Bankruptcy Discharges of Certain Student Loan Debts’’ (see S.J. Res. 151), S1670 [26MR] (see H.J. Res. 182), H3393 [12MY]

Consumers: provide protections for medically distressed debtors (see S. 4972), S3939 [14JY] (see H.R. 9670), H4466 [14JY]

Courts: make filing of petition for relief that is objectively futile or in subjective bad faith cause for dismissal of case (see S. 4346), S1840 [20AP] (see H.R. 8393), H2995 [20AP]

——— modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 8111), H2776 [26MR]

Crime: address misuse of bankruptcy proceedings by organizations facing lawsuits for child sex abuse (see H.R. 8589), H3295 [29AP]

Cryptocurrency: prohibit bailouts of digital asset market participant (see S. 4157), S1367 [19MR]

Dept. of the Interior: protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see H.R. 9029), H3734 [26MY]

Education: stop abusive student loan collection practices (see H.R. 9111), H3774 [2JN]

Government regulations: modify certain bankruptcy eligibility requirements (see S. 3977), S762 [3MR] (see H.R. 7730), H2332 [26FE]

Power resources: ensure oil, gas, and coal companies that are debtors in bankruptcy fulfill environmental reclamation obligations (see H.R. 9035), H3734 [26MY]

Remarks in House

Courts: modify compensation payable to trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 and extend term of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges (S. 3424), H626–H628 [12JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, H4722–H4727, H4730 [21JY]

Remarks in Senate

Government regulations: modify certain bankruptcy eligibility requirements (S. 3977), S766 [3MR], S769 [4MR], S4412 [3AU]

Texts of

S. 3424, Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act, H627 [12JA]

S. 3977, Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act, S4412 [3AU]

S. 4157, No Bailout for Crypto Act, S1380 [19MR]