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S. 1659119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Aug 8, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025
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S 1659 raises Chapter 7 trustee pay from $60 to $120 per case and extends temporary bankruptcy judgeships to 10 years.
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This bill raises the per-case payment for Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees from $60, unchanged since 1994, to $120. It also adjusts bankruptcy-related fee collection and distribution across government funds to cover this raise and court funding without taxpayer money, and extends certain temporary bankruptcy judge positions from 5-year to 10-year terms.
Chapter 7 trustees, who would receive higher pay; and federal bankruptcy courts, which rely on the judgeships and funding structures. Businesses and individuals filing bankruptcy are affected through fee adjustments, though personal filing fees stay the same.
The changes aim to keep trustee pay and court funding sustainable amid rising costs, and to prevent a loss of judges needed to manage current and expected bankruptcy caseloads.
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Right now: it passed the Senate and now goes to the House. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Held at the desk.