Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a trade restriction provision: 2. Findings and purpose Congress finds that— bankruptcy law provides a number of venue options for filing bankruptcy under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, including, expands a grant, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 1408. It relies on compliance mandates, grants, reporting requirements, and trade restrictions. The main policy areas are Finance.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a trade restriction provision: 2. Findings and purpose Congress finds that— bankruptcy law provides a number of venue options for filing bankruptcy under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, including...
- Expands a grant, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3.
- Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 1408.
- Expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 1412. Change of venue Notwithstanding that a case or proceeding under title 11, or arising in or related to a case under title 11, is filed in the correct division...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a trade restriction provision: 2. Findings and purpose Congress finds that— bankruptcy law provides a number of venue options for filing bankruptcy under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, including, expands a grant, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 1408.
Key Policy Areas
Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a trade restriction provision: 2. Findings and purpose Congress finds that— bankruptcy law provides a number of venue options for filing bankruptcy under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, including, expands a grant, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 1408.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Zoe Lofgren
D-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Mr. Cline) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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