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Union Calendar No. 80 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2266 

[Report No. 115–130] 

To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment 

of additional bankruptcy judges; and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2017 

Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. MARINO, and Mr. 

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

MAY 17, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CRIST, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. NADLER, 

and Ms. CASTOR of Florida 

MAY 17, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 1, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize 

the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges; and 

for other purposes. 


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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 Judgeship 

5 Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF THE TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANK7 RUPTCY JUDGE TO THE PERMANENT OFFICE 

8 OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE IN CERTAIN JUDI9 CIAL DISTRICTS. 

10 (a) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.— 

11 (1) The temporary office of 4 bankruptcy judges 

12 authorized for the district of Delaware by section 

13 1223(b)(1)(C) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 

14 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 

15 2(a)(1)(C) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 

16 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the perma17 nent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the 

18 amendment made by section 3(1) of this Act, and 

19 may be filled. 

20 (2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge au21 thorized for the district of Delaware by section 3(a)(3) 

22 of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 U.S.C. 152 

23 note), and extended by section 1223(c)(1) of Public 

24 Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 U.S.C. 152 note) and 

25 section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 347; 


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1 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the perma2 nent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the 

3 amendment made by section 3(1) of this Act, and 

4 may be filled. 

5 (b) SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.—The tem6 porary office of 2 bankruptcy judges authorized for the 

7 southern district of Florida by section 1223(b)(1)(D) of 

8 Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

9 extended by section 2(a)(1)(D) of Public Law 112–121 (126 

10 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the 

11 permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in 

12 the amendment made by section 3(3) of this Act, and may 

13 be filled. 

14 (c) DISTRICT OF MARYLAND.—The temporary office of 

15 1 bankruptcy judge first appointed as authorized for the 

16 district of Maryland by section 1223(b)(1)(F) of Public 

17 Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and ex18 tended by section 2(a)(1)(F) of Public Law 112–121 (126 

19 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the 

20 permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in 

21 the amendment made by section 3(4) of this Act, and may 

22 be filled. 

23 (d) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.—The tem24 porary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern 

25 district of Michigan by section 1223(b)(1)(G) of Public Law 


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1 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended 

2 by section 2(a)(1)(G) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 

3 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the perma4 nent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the 

5 amendment made by section 3(5) of this Act, and may be 

6 filled. 

7 (e) DISTRICT OF NEVADA.—The temporary office of 

8 bankruptcy judge authorized for the district of Nevada by 

9 section 1223(b)(1)(T) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 

10 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(Q) 

11 of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), 

12 is converted hereby to the permanent office of bankruptcy 

13 judge and represented in the amendment made by section 

14 3(6) of this Act, and may be filled. 

15 (f) EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA.—The 

16 temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the 

17 eastern district of North Carolina by section 1223(b)(1)(M) 

18 of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), 

19 and extended by section 2(a)(1)(J) of Public Law 112–121 

20 (126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby 

21 to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented 

22 in the amendment made by section 3(7) of this Act, and 

23 may be filled. 

24 (g) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.— 


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1 (1) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge au2 thorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 

3 1223(b)(1)(P) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 

4 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 

5 2(a)(1)(M) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 

6 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the perma7 nent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the 

8 amendment made by section 3(8) of this Act, and 

9 may be filled. 

10 (2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge au11 thorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 

12 3(a)(7) of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 

13 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 1223(c)(1) 

14 of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 U.S.C. 152 

15 note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 112–121 (126 

16 Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to 

17 the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and is rep18 resented in the amendment made by section 3(8) of 

19 this Act, and may be filled. 

20 (h) EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.—The temporary 

21 office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district 

22 of Virginia by section 1223(b)(1)(R) of Public Law 109– 

23 8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by 

24 section 2(a)(1)(P) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 

25 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent 


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1 office of bankruptcy judge and is represented in the amend2 ment made by section 3(9) of this Act, and may be filled. 

3 SEC. 3. PERMANENT OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AU4 THORIZED. 

5 To reflect the conversion of the temporary office of 

6 bankruptcy judge to the permanent office of bankruptcy 

7 judge made by the operation of section 2, and to authorize 

8 the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, section 

9 152(a)(2) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended— 

10 (1) in the item relating to the district of Dela11 ware by striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘8’’, 

12 (2) in the item relating to the middle district of 

13 Florida by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘9’’, 

14 (3) in the item relating to the southern district 

15 of Florida by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’, 

16 (4) in the item relating to the district of Mary17 land by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’, 

18 (5) in the item relating to the eastern district of 

19 Michigan by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’, 

20 (6) in the item relating to the district of Nevada 

21 by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’, 

22 (7) in the item relating to the eastern district of 

23 North Carolina by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’, 

24 (8) in the item relating to the district of Puerto 

25 Rico by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’, and 


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1 (9) in the item relating to the eastern district of 

2 Virginia by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’. 

3 SEC. 4. BANKRUPTCY FEES. 

4 (a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 28 OF THE UNITED

5 STATES CODE.—Section 1930(a)(6) of title 28 of the United 

6 States Code is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘(6) In’’ and inserting ‘‘(6)(A) 

8 Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in’’, and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) In any fiscal year, the quarterly fee pay11 able for a quarter in which disbursements equal or ex12 ceed $1,000,000 shall be 1 percent of such disburse13 ments or $250,000, whichever is less, unless the bal14 ance in the United States Trustee System Fund as of 

15 September 30 immediately preceding such fiscal year 

16 exceeds $200,000,000.’’. 

17 (b) DEPOSITS OF CERTAIN FEES FOR FISCAL YEARS

18 2018 THROUGH 2022.—Notwithstanding section 589a(b) of 

19 title 28 of the United States Code, for each of the fiscal years 

20 2018 through 2022— 

21 (1) 97.5 percent of the fees collected under section 

22 1930(a)(6) of such title shall be deposited as offsetting 

23 collections to the appropriation ‘‘United States Trust24 ee System Fund’’, to remain available until expended, 

25 and 


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1 (2) 2.5 percent of the fees collected under section 

2 1930(a)(6) of such title shall be deposited in the gen3 eral fund of the Treasury. 

4 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in 

6 paragraph (2), this section shall take effect on July 

7 1, 2017, or on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

8 whichever is later. 

9 (2) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend10 ments made by this section shall apply to quarterly 

11 fees payable under section 1930(a)(6) of title 28 of the 

12 United States Code, as amended by this section, for 

13 disbursements made in any calendar quarter that be14 gins on or after the effective date of the amendments 

15 made by this section. 


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Union Calendar No. 80 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2266 

[Report No. 115–130] 

A BILL 

To amend title 28 of the United States Code to aujudges; and for other purposes. thorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy 

MAY 17, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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