# 114-hr-4225: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015

114-hr-4225, Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN CONYERS (D-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4225
- Congress: 114
- Title: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Introduced: 2015-12-10
- Sponsor: JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2015 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.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2016-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-1192: National Clinical Care Commission Act
- 114-hr-5207: Freedom of Religion Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4225 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4225)

## Related
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- [114-hr-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3706)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-1192: National Clinical Care Commission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1192)
- [114-hr-5207: Freedom of Religion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5207)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4225 (as of 2025-11-18).