Making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
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Summary
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 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, and Virginia; and authorize the appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge in the middle district of Florida. The bill increases the quarterly fee payable to the U.S. trustee by chapter 11 (reorganization) debtors whose disbursements equal or exceed $1 million in a fiscal year unless the balance in the United States Trustee System Fund exceeds $200 million.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/2/2017
Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/2/2017
Raskin
MD • D
Sponsored 5/2/2017
Nadler
NY • D
Sponsored 5/2/2017
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 5/3/2017
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