Senate Bill 4996
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020
Became Law
Became Public Law 116-325 on Jan 12, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4996
Congress
116
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
checkPassed on December 9, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary
Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020
This bill modifies administrative provisions related to the bankruptcy trustee system. Specifically, the bill (1) provides for the distribution of bankruptcy fees made to the U.S. Trustee System Fund for the costs of administering payments and trustee compensation, (2) establishes the Chapter 7 Trustee Fund and associated fees, and (3) extends the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts.
01/12/2021
Became Public Law No: 116-325.
01/12/2021
Signed by President.
12/31/2020
Presented to President.
12/21/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/21/2020
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7315-7317)
12/21/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
12/21/2020
Mr. Cicilline asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
12/21/2020
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7315-7317)
12/14/2020
Held at the desk.
12/14/2020
Received in the House.
12/10/2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/09/2020
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7372-7373; text: CR S7328-7330)
12/09/2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/09/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Sep 5, 2023 5:28:34 PM