H.R. 6349: Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-08-02 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-08-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2012

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Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to: (1) round to the nearest $5 any Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase in the trustee fee for services rendered in a case under chapter 7 (Liquidation); (2) increase that fee from $15 to $75; and (3) authorize the court, in determining the amount of reasonable compensation to be awarded to a trustee under chapter 7, to treat such compensation as a commission. Prohibits the waiver of the trustee fee if an individual debtor is able to pay in installments in chapter 7 cases. Repeals the requirement that, when a trustee is not serving a chapter 7 case involving an employee benefit plan, the debtor continue to perform the obligations required of the plan administrator if at the time of the commencement of the case the debtor (or a designee entity) served as the administrator. Repeals the duty of a trustee, in such a circumstance, to continue to perform such administrative obligations.

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Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2012

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Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12] · 3 cosponsors

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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6349.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6349 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112