S. 3424 · 119th Congress

Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025

Introduced on Dec 10, 2025 by Christopher A. Coons (D-DE). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-76.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-76
Introduced
Dec 10, 2025
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to amend titles 11 and 28, United States Code, to modify the compensation payable to trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, to extend the term of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Bankruptcy
  • Financial services and investments
  • Specialized courts
  • User charges and fees

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Feb 6, 2026). Public domain.

Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025

This act makes several changes to the administration of bankruptcy cases, particularly by increasing amounts received by certain trustees, extending the sunset date of various fees, and extending the term of specified bankruptcy judgeships.

(Sec. 3) The act increases the amounts paid out of fees to the trustee in Chapter 7 (liquidation) cases.

(Sec. 4) The act extends for an additional five years the fees paid quarterly to the U.S. trustee in Chapter 11 (reorganization) cases. The act also increases the fee percentage for cases with large disbursements, subject to limitations.

(Sec. 5) Finally, temporary bankruptcy judgeships in various districts are extended for an additional five years.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Christopher A. CoonsD-DESponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 10, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Dec 10, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  3. Dec 10, 2025 · SenateIntroduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8629-8630; text: CR S8630)
  4. Dec 11, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseReceived in the House.
  6. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  7. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseMr. Cline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H626-628)
  9. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3424.
  10. Jan 12, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H627)
  11. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H627)
  12. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Feb 3, 2026Presented to President.
  14. Feb 3, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  15. Feb 6, 2026Signed by President.
  16. Feb 6, 2026Signed by President.
  17. Feb 6, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-76.
  18. Feb 6, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-76.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.