Christopher Coons (D-DE)· Aug 1, 2025
S.Amdt. 3680: To make a technical correction.
Adopted
With no one objecting, no names recorded
Christopher Coons (D-DE)
Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025
S. 1659 · Senate bill Finance and Financial Sector
A Democratic bill with 6 Republican cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors
Last activity — Held at the desk.
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed Senate unanimous consent
- Awaiting House
The Senate by unanimous consent (no one objected, so there was no vote): no senator's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
The Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 aims to update the compensation for trustees serving in chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. It increases the compensation for these trustees from $60 to $120 per case. The bill also modifies several bankruptcy fees and the distribution of those fees. Furthermore, it extends the terms of certain temporary bankruptcy judgeships from five years to ten years. These changes are intended to ensure adequate funding for the United States trustee system and to preserve existing bankruptcy judgeships.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Compensation for Chapter 7 Trustees: The act increases the total compensation of chapter 7 trustees to $120 per case, which is described as a necessary adjustment because the $60 rate has not been increased since 1994 (Section 2, Finding 7; Section 3, subsection a).
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Preservation of Bankruptcy Judgeships: The bill extends the terms of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges to ten years to support the preservation of judgeships needed to handle business and consumer caseloads (Section 2, Finding 9C; Section 5).
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Adequate Funding of the Trustee System: The act ensures the United States trustee system is adequately funded through the increase of certain fees (Section 2, Finding 9B).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Increased Quarterly Fees: The bill amends the code to change the multiplier for quarterly fees from 0.8 to 1.1 (Section 4, subsection a).
Groups and Interests Ranking
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No significant interests or groups are affected by this bill.
- 8/8/2025
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- 8/1/2025
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5475-5476)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5475-5476)
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5475-5476)
- 7/10/2025
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- 5/7/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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