# 119-hr-8393: Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026

119-hr-8393, Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8393
- Congress: 119
- Title: Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would tighten Chapter 11 to block strategic or bad-faith bankruptcies and broaden protections for related non-debtor entities.** It focuses on earlier case resolution, stronger presumptions against manipulation, and wider automatic stays for affiliates.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New pause on affiliate lawsuits: mixed, medium. This bill would create a new automatic pause on some lawsuits and collection actions against non-debtor affiliates, insurers, officers, or owners. The pause would apply when, within 4 years before the bankruptcy filing, the debtor was formed or changed by a divisional merger, spinoff, corporate res…
- Tighter rules for Chapter 11 cases: mixed, medium. This bill would add new grounds for dismissal or denial of relief in Chapter 11 where a case is objectively futile or filed in subjective bad faith. It would create rebuttable and conclusive presumptions of bad faith for tactics like manufactured venue, tactical litigation advantage, undue delay, o…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-4145: Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8393 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8393)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-4145: Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4145)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8393 (as of 2026-09-21).