legislation: 116-hr-4421

Congressional bills and resolutions from Congress.gov, filtered to policy areas relevant to environmental, health, agriculture, and wildlife regulation.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

This data as json

bill_id congress bill_type bill_number title policy_area introduced_date latest_action_date latest_action_text origin_chamber sponsor_name sponsor_state sponsor_party sponsor_bioguide_id cosponsor_count summary_text update_date url
116-hr-4421 116 hr 4421 Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019 Law 2019-09-19 2019-10-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. House Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] CA D L000397 20 Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019 This bill limits where a non-individual debtor (e.g., a corporate debtor) may file for chapter 11 bankruptcy. Specifically, these debtors must file in the district court for the district in which the principal place of business or principal assets of the debtor are located. Under current law, these debtors may also file where they are domiciled (i.e., incorporated) or where there is a chapter 11 case pending concerning an affiliate, general partner, or partnership. For certain debtors who are issuers of securities, their principal place of business is defined in the bill as the address of the entity's principal executive office as provided in specified Securities and Exchange Commission filings. 2022-11-01T13:49:56Z  

Links from other tables