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H.R. 7730 House Finance and Financial Sector

Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act

Became Law
Introduced
Feb 26, 2026
Sponsor
Rep. Cline, Ben (R-VA-6)
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BECAME LAW NOV 10, 2026

Became Law on Nov 10, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Feb 26, 2026
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Feb 26, 2026
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Mar 26, 2026
  4. House Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Mar 26, 2026
  5. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-783. Aug 27, 2026
  6. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 684. Aug 27, 2026
  7. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5939-5940) Sep 16, 2026
  8. House Mr. Cline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Sep 16, 2026
  9. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5939-5941) Sep 16, 2026
  10. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7730. Sep 16, 2026
  11. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Sep 16, 2026
  12. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5939-5940) Sep 16, 2026
  13. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Sep 16, 2026
  14. Senate Received in the Senate, read twice. Sep 17, 2026
  15. Senate Received in the Senate. Sep 17, 2026
  16. House Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123) Sep 28, 2026
  17. Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123) Sep 28, 2026
  18. Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Oct 14, 2026
  19. House
    Presented to President. Nov 5, 2026
  20. House Latest action
    Signed by President. Nov 10, 2026

Cosponsors

6

Subjects

BankruptcyDebt collectionSmall business

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
    • [Reported By, Aug 27, 2026]
    • [Markup By, Mar 26, 2026]
    • [Referred To, Feb 26, 2026]

Summary

Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026This bill restores changes that expired in 2024 applicable to debt limits for Subchapter V (small business reorganization) and Chapter 13 (the wage earner's plan) bankruptcies.Specifically, the bill increases the debt limit under Subchapter V from approximately $3.4 million to $7.5 million and increases the cumulative debt limit under Chapter 13 from approximately $2.1 million to $2.75 million.The bill also applies both secured and unsecured debt towards the Chapter 13 limit. (Currently, separate limits apply to secured and unsecured debt under Chapter 13 bankruptcy.)

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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