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Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003

Introduced: March 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Mar 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003 - Authorizes appointment of additional bankruptcy judgeships for designated States, including additional temporary bankruptcy judgeships for Puerto Rico, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Mississippi, and Georgia.

Extends certain existing temporary bankruptcy judgeships in Alabama and. Tennessee.

Converts to a bankruptcy judgeship for the middle district of Georgia the bankruptcy judgeship presently shared by the southern district of Georgia and the middle district of Georgia.

Converts to a permanent bankruptcy judgeship existing temporary bankruptcy judgeships for the districts of Delaware and Puerto Rico.

What's happening now May 22, 2003

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1061 Identical bill Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 21, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 2, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 21, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 25, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 25, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 25, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1428: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1428/
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"H.R. 1428: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1428/.
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H.R. 1428, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1428/.
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