Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2026-02-26
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act” Read the full text
Finance and Financial Sector
What it does
Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026 This 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 Cha
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Where it is
Introduced · 2026-02-26
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-09-16
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
7
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERSvia CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
1 filingFrom 1 filing in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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