US Congress Senate Bill 1821 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 - Extends the temporary office of 30 bankruptcy judgeships authorized or extended under the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 until applicable vacancies identified in this Act occur in the office of a bankruptcy judge for specified districts in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Nevada. Prohibits filling specified bankruptcy judge vacancies in such districts occurring more than five years after enactment of this Act and resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge (thus extending the lapse date under current law by five years). Increases by a specified amount the bankruptcy filing fee for a case commenced under chapter 11 (Reorganization) that does not concern a railroad. Requires that incremental amounts collected by reason of such increased fees be: (1) deposited in a special fund in the Treasury; and (2) made available to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of U.S. courts, but only to the extent specifically appropriated by an Act enacted after enactment of this Act.

Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011

Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-15	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.
2011-12-15	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
2011-12-15	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2011-11-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB1021 (Related) 2012-04-23 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HB4967 (Related) 2012-05-25 - Became Public Law No: 112-121.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1821/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1821/BILLS-112s1821is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1821/BILLS-112s1821rs.pdf