HR 141
115th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Bankruptcy
Public utilities and utility rates
Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
Introduced: January 3, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 17, 2018
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 141, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Jan 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
This bill amends federal bankruptcy law to specify that an individual debtor may not be required to furnish a security deposit to maintain utility services if the debtor pays specified debts owed to the utility within a certain timeframe.
What's happening now
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 141, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1