House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act
Official title: To amend title 11, United States Code, to modify certain bankruptcy eligibility requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Cline R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2026
- Committee actionMar 26, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 28, 2026 · by unanimous consent
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 14, 2026 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7730.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-783 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on August 27, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/783
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7730, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7730
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 38, February 26, 2026, Page H2333):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 26, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7730, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7730
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
32a8e4f47a1416586409ee616d50116cdb30e26b1eca413871fbd80aacb899e0
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
J. Correa (D-CA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), David Taylor (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Cline.
- H.R. 2675 (119th) Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act
- H.R. 4642 (119th) Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act
- H.R. 421 (119th) Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
- H.R. 6622 (119th) Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025
- H.R. 404 (119th) Hearing Protection Act
- H.R. 5874 (119th) Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.