Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026
Official title: A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to make the filing of a petition for relief under chapter 11 that is objectively futile or in subjective bad faith a cause for dismissal of the case, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 20, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Apr 20, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
- S. 567 (119th) First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
- S.Res. 600 (119th) A resolution recognizing January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month".
- S.Res. 418 (119th) A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 20 through September 27, 2025, as "National Estuaries Week".
- S.Res. 55 (119th) A resolution recognizing January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month".
- S.Res. 284 (119th) A resolution designating June 10, 2025, as "DACOR Bacon House Bicentennial Day".
- S. 2918 (119th) REPO Implementation Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 8393 (119th) Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.