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A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges.

Public Law 100-587 · H.R. 4064 · 100th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 3, 1988 · Law

Sponsor: Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-CO-1)

Cosponsors (1): Rep. Daniel Glickman

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the judicial code to increase the number of bankruptcy judgeships in the District of Alaska, the District of Colorado, the District of Kansas, the Eastern District of Kentucky, the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, and the District of Arizona.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.

  1. Nov 3, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-587.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 25, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 19, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.
  5. Oct 14, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  7. Sep 13, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Aug 11, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Appropriations Committee
  9. Jul 7, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations Committee
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
  11. Jun 28, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  14. Apr 28, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  15. Mar 8, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  16. Mar 2, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  17. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.