Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021
Summary
Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021 This bill limits where a non-individual debtor (e.g., a corporate debtor) may file for bankruptcy. Specifically, these debtors must file in the district court for the district in which the principal place of business or principal assets of the debtor are located. Such a debtor may also file in a district where there is a pending bankruptcy case concerning an affiliate that has a certain level of control or ownership of the debtor (e.g., if the affiliate is a controlling shareholder of the debtor), if that pending case is in a proper venue under this bill. Under current law, these debtors may also file where they are domiciled (i.e., incorporated) or where there is a bankruptcy case pending concerning an affiliate, general partner, or partnership. For certain debtors who are issuers of securities, their principal place of business is defined in the bill as the address of the entity's principal executive office as provided in specified Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 28, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
lower
Jun 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jun 28, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Zoe Lofgren
DDemocratic
Co
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
Co
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
Co
Dan Bishop
RRepublican
Co
Ed Perlmutter
DDemocratic
Co
Greg Stanton
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Huffman
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Cooper
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Neguse
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Bass
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Castor
DDemocratic
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