US Congress House Bill 4967 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 25 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-05-25 - Became Public Law No: 112-121.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Extends the temporary office of certain bankruptcy judgeships authorized or extended under the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 until applicable vacancies identified in this Act occur in the office of a bankruptcy judge for specified districts in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Nevada. Prohibits filling specified bankruptcy judge vacancies in such districts occurring more than five years after enactment of this Act and resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge (thus extending the lapse date under current law by five years). (Sec. 3) Increases by a specified amount the bankruptcy filing fee for a case commenced under chapter 11 (Reorganization) that does not concern a railroad. Requires that certain incremental amounts collected by reason of such increased fees be: (1) deposited in a special fund in the Treasury; and (2) made available to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of U.S. courts, but only to the extent specifically appropriated by an Act enacted after enactment of this Act. Reduces the percentage of such fees to be deposited as offsetting collections to the U.S. Trustee System Fund (funds available to the Attorney General for operations of U.S. trustees). Increases the percentage of chapter 7 (Liquidation) and 13 (Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income) fees to be deposited as offsetting receipts to remain available to the Judiciary for expenses, services, and administration of U.S. courts. (Sec. 4) Requires Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate, prior to further reauthorization of any judgeship authorized by this Act, to: (1) conduct a review of the bankruptcy judgeships authorized by this Act to determine the need for continued reauthorization of each judgeship; (2) evaluate any changes in all bankruptcy case filings and the effect on filing fee revenue; and (3) require the Administrative Office of the Courts to submit a report on bankruptcy case workload, bankruptcy judgeship costs, and filing fee revenue.

Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012

Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]

Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-05-25	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-121.
2012-05-25	Senate	Signed by President.
2012-05-18	Senate	Presented to President.
2012-05-14	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-05-10	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3102-3103)
2012-05-09	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-05-09	House	On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2492-2493)
2012-05-09	House	Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2492-2493)
2012-05-09	House	Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
2012-05-09	House	Committee on Judiciary discharged.
2012-04-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HB1021 (Related) 2012-04-23 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SB1821 (Related) 2011-12-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4967/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4967/BILLS-112hr4967ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4967/BILLS-112hr4967eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4967/BILLS-112hr4967enr.pdf