Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act
Summary
Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act This bill modifies provisions related to small business reorganization bankruptcies and wage earner's bankruptcies. Specifically, the bill extends for two years the increase of the amount of debt allowed to be carried by debtors to qualify for small business reorganization bankruptcy and provides that this debt limit is subject to adjustment for inflation. Additionally, it provides that a small business debtor includes a debtor that is an affiliate of certain publicly traded companies. Further, it authorizes the bankruptcy trustee to operate the business of the debtor if the debtor ceases to be a debtor in possession. The bill also increases for two years the debt limit for individuals filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 (i.e., the wage earner's plan) and allows both secured and unsecured debt to count towards this single limit. (Currently, separate limits apply to secured and unsecured debt.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Mar 14, 2022
Signed Jun 21, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 7, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 21, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Jun 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 21 (Roll no. 234).
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2081)
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2081)
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Sheldon Whitehouse
DDemocratic
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