Skip to main content
HR 1112 108th Congress House

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2003 See on congress.gov
Law ArkansasBankruptcy courtsDelawareFinance and Financial Sector
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
FloridaGeorgiaJudgesJudicial districtsJudicial tenureMichiganMississippiNevadaNew JerseyNew York StateNorth CarolinaPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoSouth CarolinaTennesseeUtahVirginia
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 6, 2003
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action May 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal judicial code to: (1) authorize the appointment of additional permanent and temporary bankruptcy judges in various States and Puerto Rico; and (2) extend certain temporary office of bankruptcy judges previously authorized for Alabama and Tennessee.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2
Burns, Max
· Mar 6, 2003
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 6, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 6, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 6, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 6, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 6, 2003
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Mar 6, 2003
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1112: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1112/
MLA
"H.R. 1112: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1112/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1112, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1112/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1112: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1112/)
Report a problem