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117th Congress · Senate

Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act

Subjects: Bankruptcy · Corporate finance and management · Inflation and prices · Small business · Finance and Financial Sector

In plain language

  • Senate bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Modifies provisions related to small business reorganization bankruptcies and wage earner's bankruptcies.
  • House passed it on Jun 8, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act This bill modifies provisions related to small business reorganization bankruptcies and wage earner's bankruptcies. Specifically, the bill extends for two years the increase of the amount of debt allowed to be carried by debtors to qualify for small business reorganization bankruptcy and provides that this debt limit is subject to adjustment for inflation. Additionally, it provides that a small business debtor includes a debtor that is an affiliate of certain publicly traded companies. Further, it authorizes the bankruptcy trustee to operate the business of the debtor if the debtor ceases to be a debtor in possession. The bill also increases for two years the debt limit for individuals filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 (i.e., the wage earner's plan) and allows both secured and unsecured debt to count towards this single limit. (Currently, separate limits apply to secured and unsecured debt.)

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