# 119-s-1659: Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025

119-s-1659, Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE); status passed_senate (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1659
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Boosts trustee pay and restructures fee funding for the United States Trustee System.** This bill would raise Chapter 7 trustee compensation, reallocate bankruptcy fees to new funds, change quarterly deposit rules, and extend temporary bankruptcy judgeships to 10 years. - Chapter 7 trustees: Total per-case compensation would increase to $120 per case, raising the routine pay trustees receive for each closed Chapter 7 matter. - United States Trustee System and federal funds: The bill redirects fee flows, including a 28.3 percent share of certain fees to the United States Trustee System Fund and a $5.4 million general fund set-aside for each fiscal year 2026–2031. - Filers and fees: It revises filing and quarterly fee schedules and creates new deposit requirements and extended deposit periods for fiscal years 2026–2031 while preserving the base Chapter 7 filing fee and indigent waiver authority. - Bankruptcy judges: Temporary bankruptcy judge terms are extended to 10 years across multiple statutory provisions, preserving existing judgeships.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Longer terms for temporary bankruptcy judges: benefit, low. If enacted, some temporary bankruptcy judges would serve 10 years instead of 5. This would start on the first October 1 after enactment. Keeping judges longer would help continuity and court capacity for bankruptcy cases.
- Higher pay for Chapter 7 trustees: cost, low. If enacted, trustee pay in Chapter 7 cases would rise from $45 to $105 per case. This would apply to new Chapter 7 cases and to cases converted to Chapter 7 that start on or after the first October 1 after enactment. The bill would also repeal a rule at 11 U.S.C. 330(e) that limits trustee compensa…
- New splits and formulas for bankruptcy fees: cost, low. If enacted, after trustee pay, fees under 28 U.S.C. 1930(a)(1)(A) would be split as $63.51 to a Treasury special fund, $25.00 to a Deficit Reduction Act fund, and $51.49 to the U.S. Trustee System Fund. 28.33% of fees under 1930(a)(1)(B) would go to the U.S. Trustee System Fund. For fiscal years 20…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1659 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1659)

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- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
- [119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-723)
- [119-sres-703: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3, 2026,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-703)
- [119-sres-585: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Camp…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-585)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1659 (as of 2026-08-11).