Bill115th CongressFiled Mar 15, 2017Law
S. 632
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 15, 2017)
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, Tennessee, and Virginia; and
- authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.
What just happenedMar 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE](D-DE)Sponsor
5 cosponsors4 D1 R
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- Introduced in SenateMar 15, 2017
- Mar 15, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 15, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate