Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Labor, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026.
- Section id13B6166178EA475691D79B1321D2730C: 2. Conversion or dismissal under chapter 11 Section 1112 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2)(A), by striking...
- Section id63B5DDE3999F49B3AF7789E480380C0F: 3. Limitations on certain stays and injunctions Section 105 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e)Notwithstanding...
- Section idf57e1ef8afa64bb488fd1b094b28332d: 4. Automatic stay Section 362 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)— by redesignating paragraphs (27), (28), and (29) as paragraphs...
- Section id2D08C44ADBCC4F4580CDF5FA99EBD542: 5. Technical amendments Section 553 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by striking 362(b)(27) and...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Labor, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Hawley, and Mr. Durbin) introduced …
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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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