Ben Cline (R-VA)
Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 6 Democratic cosponsors · See all 12 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 aims to modify compensation for trustees serving in chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. It increases the total compensation for these trustees from $60 to $120 per case. The bill also adjusts certain bankruptcy fees and ensures adequate funding for the United States trustee system. Additionally, it extends the terms of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges from five years to ten years. These changes are intended to support the preservation of existing bankruptcy judgeships and handle increasing caseloads.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Compensation for Trustees: The bill increases the total compensation of chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees to $120 per case, which is intended to be appropriate and proportionate compared to 1994 levels (Section 2, Finding 9A; Section 3).
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Preservation of Bankruptcy Judgeships: The Act supports the preservation of existing bankruptcy judgeships which are needed to handle increases in business and consumer caseloads (Section 2, Finding 9C; Section 5).
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Funding for the Trustee System: The bill ensures adequate funding of the United States trustee system through the increase of certain fees (Section 2, Finding 9B).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Increased Bankruptcy Fees: The bill includes amendments to bankruptcy fees, including adjustments to quarterly fees (Section 4).
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/16/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 8/29/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/10/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 6/12/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 6/10/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
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