legislation: 99-s-1923
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| 99-s-1923 | 99 | s | 1923 | A bill to provide for additional bankruptcy judges. | Law | 1985-12-11 | 1986-08-16 | Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 5316 as an amendment. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 9 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 99-269) Amends the judicial code to increase the number of bankruptcy judges: (1) from two to three for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; (2) from seven to eight for the Northern District of California; (3) from four to six for the Eastern District of California; (4) from 12 to 17 for the Central District of California; (5) from two to four for the Middle District of Florida; (6) from four to six for the Northern District of Georgia; (7) from one to two for the Southern District of Georgia; (8) from one to two for Idaho; (9) from eight to nine for the Northern District of Illinois; (10) from two to three for the Central District of Illinois; (11) from one to two for the Northern District of Iowa; (12) from one to two for the Southern District of Iowa; (13) from two to three for the Western District of Kentucky; (14) from two to three for Maryland; (15) from two to three for the Western District of Michigan; (16) from one to two for Nebraska; (17) from two to three for Nevada; (18) from two to three for the Western District of Oklahoma; (19) from one to two for South Carolina; (20) from two to three for the Eastern District of Tennessee; (21) from two to three for the Western District of Tennessee; (22) from four to five for the Northern District of Texas; (23) from three to five for the Southern District of Texas; (24) from two to three for the Western District of Texas; (25) from two to three for Utah; and (26) from one to two for the Eastern District of Washington. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to make the existing homestead protection program mandatory rather than discretionary for the Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z |