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HR 4225 114th Congress House

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015

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

Introduced: December 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
Law BankruptcyCaribbean areaDelawareFlorida
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JudgesMarylandMichiganNevadaNorth CarolinaPuerto RicoTennesseeU.S. territories and protectoratesVirginia
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Dec 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 10, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1761)
Dec 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 15, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015

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.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2448 Related bill Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 14, 2016
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 10, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4225: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4225/
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"H.R. 4225: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4225/.
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H.R. 4225, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4225/.
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