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H.R. 136 115th Congress House

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017

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

Introduced: January 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
Law BankruptcyCaribbean areaDelawareFederal district courts
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FloridaJudgesMarylandMichiganNevadaNorth CarolinaPuerto RicoSpecialized courtsTennesseeU.S. territories and protectoratesVirginia
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action January 23, 2017

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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, Tennessee, and Virginia; and
  • authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.
 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 632 Identical bill Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
  • HR 2266 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
  • S 1107 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Mar 24, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 3, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 136: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-136/
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"H.R. 136: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-136/.
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H.R. 136, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-136/.
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