House Bill 136
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 3, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
136
Congress
115
Policy Area
Law
Law
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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, Tennessee, and Virginia; and
- authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.
January 3, 2017
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01/23/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
01/03/2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
01/03/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
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