119th Congress Finance and Financial Sector
H.R. 7730: Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act
Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026
Passed Congress
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill restores changes that expired in 2024 applicable to debt limits for Subchapter V (small business reorganization) and Chapter 13 (the wage earner's plan) bankruptcies.
Specifically, the bill increases the debt limit under Subchapter V from approximately $3.4 million to $7.5 million and increases the cumulative debt limit under Chapter 13 from approximately $2.1 million to $2.75 million.
The bill also applies both secured and unsecured debt towards the Chapter 13 limit. (Currently, separate limits apply to secured and unsecured debt under Chapter 13 bankruptcy.)
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- J. Correa D-CAOriginal
- Laurel Lee R-FLOriginal
- Joe Neguse D-COOriginal
- Lance Gooden R-TX
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- David Taylor R-OH
Who scored on this bill
- 1Ben Cline SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House, passed Senate6 events+108
- 2J. CorreaCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Lance GoodenCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Laurel LeeCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Zoe LofgrenCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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- H.R. 6622: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025
- H.R. 421: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
- H.R. 358: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
- H.R. 7737: One Agency Act
History
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Ben Cline.
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- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123)
- Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Received in the Senate.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5939-5941)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5939-5940)
- Mr. Cline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7730.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-783.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 684.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.