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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9154 

To amend titles 11 and 28 of the United States Code to modify the compensation payable to trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 of such title; 

to extend the term of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judge, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2024 

Mr. IVEY (for himself, Mr. CLINE, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, and Mr. JOHNSON

of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend titles 11 and 28 of the United States Code to 

modify the compensation payable to trustees serving in 

cases under chapter 7 of such title; to extend the term 

of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judge, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bankruptcy Adminis5 tration Improvement Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Congress has amended the laws governing 

2 bankruptcy fees as necessary to ensure that the 

3 bankruptcy system remains self-supporting, while 

4 also fairly allocating the costs of the system among 

5 those who use the system. 

6 (2) Because of the importance for the bank7 ruptcy system to be self-funded, at no cost to tax8 payers, Congress has closely monitored the funding 

9 needs of the bankruptcy system, including by requir10 ing periodic reporting by the Attorney General re11 garding the United States Trustee System Fund. 

12 (3) Because the system governing bankruptcies 

13 of various types is interconnected, Congress has es14 tablished fees, including filing fees, quarterly fees in 

15 chapter 11 cases, and other fees, that together fund 

16 the courts, judges, United States trustees, and trust17 ees serving in bankruptcy cases under chapter 7 of 

18 title 11 of the United States Code. 

19 (4) Trustees serving in bankruptcy cases under 

20 chapter 7 of title 11 of the United States Code are 

21 vital to the functioning of the bankruptcy system, as 

22 they provide services at the front lines of the bank23 ruptcy process, administering thousands of cases. 

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1 cluding the Internal Revenue Service, Department of 

2 Agriculture, Small Business Administration, and 

3 other Federal, State, and municipal governments. 

4 (6) Due to the work of the chapter 7 bank5 ruptcy trustees, millions of dollars are also disbursed 

6 annually to private creditors of all types including 

7 medical providers, unsecured creditors, small busi8 nesses, and micro-enterprises such as domestic sup9 port providers. 

10 (7) Despite the essential role of chapter 7 bank11 ruptcy trustees, since 1994 the amount of compensa12 tion paid to these trustees has not been increased. 

13 As in 1994, bankruptcy trustees receive only $60 

14 per case (composed of $45 from subsection 

15 330(b)(1), and $15 from subsection 330(b)(2), of 

16 title 11 of the United States Code) in nearly ninety 

17 percent of chapter 7 cases, and they receive no com18 pensation at all for cases in which the filing fee is 

19 waived by the Bankruptcy Court. 

20 (8) Since 1994 there have been significant in21 creases in salaries, attorney fees, budget appropria22 tions, filing fees, and court-related fees associated 

23 with chapter 7 bankruptcies. In contrast, the $60 

24 paid to chapter 7 trustees has remained the same 

25 and has not even been increased for inflation. In 


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1 2021, Congress attempted to implement a mecha2 nism that would give chapter 7 trustees a raise, but 

3 the trustees only received increased compensation for 

4 one fiscal year. Based on CPI estimates, the $60 of 

5 in 1994 would be the equivalent of over $125 today. 

6 (9) This Act and the amendments made by this 

7 Act— 

8 (A) increase the compensation of chapter 7 

9 bankruptcy trustees to the level that is appro10 priate, overdue, and proportionate with the level 

11 that was intended in 1994, by increasing their 

12 total compensation to $120 per case and ensur13 ing that the amount is indexed for inflation; 

14 (B) ensure adequate funding of the United 

15 States trustee system; and 

16 (C) support the preservation of existing 

17 bankruptcy judgeships that are urgently needed 

18 to handle existing and anticipated increases in 

19 business and consumer caseloads. 

20 (10) This Act will not alter the chapter 7 filing 

21 fee and will not modify, impair, or supersede the 

22 current authority of the district courts of the United 

23 States, or of bankruptcy courts, to waive the pay24 ment of filing fees by indigent individuals. 


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1 SEC. 3. TRUSTEE COMPENSATION. 

2 (a) COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.—Section 330 of 

3 title 11, United States Code, is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘$45’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘$105’’, and 

6 (2) by striking subsection (e). 

7 (b) REMAINDER OF FEES.—Notwithstanding any 

8 other provision of law, the remainder of fees collected 

9 under section 1930(a)(1)(A) of title 28, United States 

10 Code, after compensating trustees under section 330(b)(1) 

11 of title 11, United States Code, shall be deposited as fol12 lows: 

13 (1) $63.51 in the Special Fund established 

14 under section 1931 of title 28, United States Code, 

15 (2) $25 in the Special Fund established in ac16 cordance with section 10101(b) of Public Law 109- 

17 171, and 

18 (3) $51.49 in the United States Trustee Fund 

19 established under Section 589a of title 28, United 

20 States Code. 

21 (c) UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND.—Sec22 tion 589a(f)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘Fourth’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘Second’’, 

26 (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C), and 


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1 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub2 paragraph (B). 

3 SEC. 4. BANKRUPTCY FEES. 

4 (a) Section 1930(a)(6)(B) of title 28 of the United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘5-year’’ and in7 serting ‘‘10-year’’, and 

8 (2) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘0.8’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘1.1’’. 

10 (b) Section 589a(f) of title 28 of the United States 

11 Code is amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ each place it appears 

12 and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 

13 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF TERM OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY OF14 FICES OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE. 

15 (a) Section 4 of the Bankruptcy Administration Im16 provement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–325) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, and 

21 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

22 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 

23 (2) in subsection (b)(2)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

25 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 

3 (C) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 

5 (D) in subparagraph (D)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 

7 (E) in subparagraph (E)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

8 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, and 

9 (F) in subparagraph (F)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

10 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 

11 (3) in subsection (c)(2)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

13 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, and 

14 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 

16 (4) in subsection (d)(2)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

18 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, and 

19 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ‘‘5 

20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 

21 (5) in subsection (e)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘5 

22 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, and 

23 (6) in subsection (f)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘5 

24 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 


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1 (b) Section 1003(b)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Judge2 ship Act of 2017 (Pub. L. No. 115-72) is amended by 

3 striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 

4 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph 

6 (2), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

7 on October 1 that first occurs after the date of the enact8 ment of this Act. 

9 (b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

10 (1) COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.—The 

11 amendments made by section 3 shall apply to any 

12 case under title 11 of the United States Code com13 menced on or after October 1 that first occurs after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act— 

15 (A) under chapter 7, or 

16 (B) under chapter 11, 12, or 13 and con17 verted to a case chapter 7. 

18 (2) BANKRUPTCY FEES.—The amendments 

19 made by section 4 shall apply to— 

20 (A) any case pending under chapter 11 of 

21 title 11 of the United States Code on or after 

22 October 1 that first occurs after October 1 that 

23 first occurs after the date of the enactment of 

24 this Act, and 


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1 (B) quarterly fees payable under section 

2 1930(a)(6) of title 28 of the United States 

3 Code for disbursements made in any calendar 

4 quarter that begins on or after October 1 that 

5 first occurs after the date of the enactment of 

6 this Act. 

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