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Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019

Introduced: November 13, 2019 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Sep 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019

This bill limits where a non-individual debtor (e.g., a corporate debtor) may file for chapter 11 bankruptcy. Specifically, these debtors must file in the district court for the district in which the principal place of business or principal assets of the debtor are located. Under current law, these debtors may also file where they are domiciled (i.e., incorporated) or where there is a chapter 11 case pending concerning an affiliate, general partner, or partnership.

For certain debtors who are issuers of securities, their principal place of business is defined in the bill as the address of the entity's principal executive office as provided in specified Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

What's happening now October 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5032 Related bill Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 7 Republican 3
Brooks, Susan
· May 14, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· May 14, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· May 1, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 1, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 1, 2020
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · May 1, 2020
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · May 1, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 1, 2020
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · May 1, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Dec 23, 2019
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Nov 22, 2019
Burgess, Michael
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Sep 19, 2019
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Sep 19, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Sep 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4421: Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4421/
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"H.R. 4421: Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4421/.
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H.R. 4421, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4421/.
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