# 117-hr-5554: No Bonuses in Bankruptcy Act of 2021

117-hr-5554, No Bonuses in Bankruptcy Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5554
- Congress: 117
- Title: No Bonuses in Bankruptcy Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Introduced: 2021-10-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Bonuses in Bankruptcy Act of 2021 This bill prohibits debtors in bankruptcy proceedings from paying bonuses to certain individuals including insiders (such as relatives) and highly compensated employees.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5554 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5554)

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