HR 141 · 115th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]· House

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Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 141, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.(2018-04-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 This bill amends federal bankruptcy law to specify that an individual debtor may not be required to furnish a security deposit to maintain utility services if the debtor pays specified debts owed to the utility within a certain timeframe.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA