Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2017

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3553.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MARINO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 128, July 28, 2017, Page H6578):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 in that the legislation exercises legislative powers granted to Congress by that clause ``To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.'' Article III, Section 1, Clause 1 in that the legislation exercises legislative powers granted to Congress by that clause ``The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 28, 2017 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3553, 115th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 11, 2025

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  September 21, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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