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S 1659 · introduced · significant

Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill increases fees paid to trustees in bankruptcy cases and extends certain fee programs.
  • Bankruptcy courts, trustees, and businesses filing Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases are affected.
  • Fees increase immediately; temporary judgeships are extended five years; changes fund court operations.

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    How might increased bankruptcy trustee fees affect small businesses or individuals choosing between Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 filings?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the claim that higher trustee fees are necessary to adequately fund bankruptcy court operations?

  3. 03

    Who bears the financial burden of these fee increases, and could it delay access to bankruptcy protection for struggling filers?

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Christopher A. Coons

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Introduced 2025-08-08

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-08-08 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2025-08-08 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2025-08-08 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2025-08-01 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5475-5476)

  5. 2025-08-01 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5475-5476)

  6. 2025-08-01 · senate · Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5475-5476)

  7. 2025-08-01 · senate · Discharge

    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  8. 2025-08-01 · Committee

    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  9. 2025-05-07 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  10. 2025-05-07 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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