HR 7730 United States House · 119th Congress

Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act

This bill, known as the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026, raises the maximum debt amounts individuals and small businesses can owe while still being eligible to file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy. For small businesses, it increases the debt limit from $2,750,000 to $7,500,000, while for individual consumers, it raises the limit from $483,000 to $2,750,000. The changes apply to cases filed on or after the bill becomes law and affect people who meet the income requirements for Chapter 13 repayment plans. The bill excludes large corporations and certain affiliated business groups from the new higher limits.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Aug 2026
House Passage
Sep 2026
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action Sep 16, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced in House Engrossed in House · 2 edits · Sep 16, 2026
MINOR
The engrossed version of HR 7730 makes only a minor change to the short title by removing the year reference 'of 2026,' and applies formatting cleanup to section 2(b) by eliminating extra blank lines. The substantive policy content, including the $2,750,000 chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy debt limit, is unchanged between versions.
TECHNICAL

The short title was changed from 'Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026' to 'Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act,' removing the specific year reference.

Formatting cleanup in section 2(b) removed extra blank lines and consolidated line breaks; no substantive policy change.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Sep 16, 2026
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
lower
Sep 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
lower
Sep 16, 2026
Introduced
Mr. Cline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Aug 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-783.
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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