# 117-hr-4193: Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021

117-hr-4193, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4193
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4193
- Congress: 117
- Title: Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Introduced: 2021-06-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021 This bill limits where a non-individual debtor (e.g., a corporate debtor) may file for 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. Such a debtor may also file in a district where there is a pending bankruptcy case concerning an affiliate that has a certain level of control or ownership of the debtor (e.g., if the affiliate is a controlling shareholder of the debtor), if that pending case is in a proper venue under this bill. Under current law, these debtors may also file where they are domiciled (i.e., incorporated) or where there is a bankruptcy 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.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2021-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act
- 117-hr-2249: Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-4193 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4193)

## Related
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-2249: Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2249)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4193 (as of 2025-11-18).