H.R. 141 · 115th Congress
Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Conyers
- Introduced
- 2017-01-03
- Latest action
- 2018-04-17 · 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.
Summary
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.