US Congress Senate Bill 2682 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Territories Relief Act This bill allows a territory (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands), or a municipality of a territory, to petition the bankruptcy court for the judicial district in which it is located to effect a plan to adjust its debts. The chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit of the district in which the case is commenced shall designate the bankruptcy judge to conduct the case.

Territories Relief Act

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2682/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2682/BILLS-114s2682is.pdf