Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2266
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed Senate on Sep 27, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 1, 2017
Latest Action
Oct 26, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2266
Congress
115
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Michigan
Democrat
Maryland
Republican
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Rhode Island
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (4)
checkPassed on May 17, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4245-4246)
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, and Virginia; and
  • authorize the appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge in the middle district of Florida.

The bill increases the quarterly fee payable to the U.S. trustee by chapter 11 (reorganization) debtors whose disbursements equal or exceed $1 million in a fiscal year unless the balance in the United States Trustee System Fund exceeds $200 million.

Text (7)
Amendments (10)
Displaying only amendments with a detailed public record (6)
Oct 19, 2017
Submitted in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 1572 to Senate Amendment 1571
To change the enactment date.
Submitted
Oct 19, 2017
Submitted in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 1571 to Senate Amendment 1570
To change the enactment date.
Submitted
Amendments
Oct 19, 2017
Submitted in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 1570
To change the enactment date.
Submitted
Amendments
Oct 19, 2017
Submitted in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 1569 to Senate Amendment 1568
To change the enactment date.
Submitted
Oct 19, 2017
Submitted in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 1568
To change the enactment date.
Submitted
Amendments
Sep 27, 2017
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 1106
In the nature of a substitute.
Agreed To
Public Record
Record Updated
Sep 5, 2023 4:11:54 PM