Skip to main content
HR 4950 111th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Wages and earnings

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2010

Introduced: March 25, 2010 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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
Jun 15, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 2010
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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to: (1) increase the limits governing trustee compensation in a case under chapter 7; and (2) authorize the court, in determining the amount of reasonable compensation to be awarded to a trustee under chapter 7, to treat such compensation as a commission.

What's happening now June 15, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4950: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4950/
MLA
"H.R. 4950: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4950/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4950, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4950/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4950: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2010](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4950/)
Report a problem