Posts - Bill - S 1659 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025
senate 05/07/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to update bankruptcy laws by increasing compensation for Chapter 7 trustees to better reflect their important role and extending the terms of temporary bankruptcy judgeships to ensure the system can handle growing caseloads efficiently.
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S 1659 - Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025
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moderate 05/07/2025
Adjusting trustee pay sounds fair, but let's hope it doesn’t just inflate bureaucracy on the taxpayer’s dime.
left-leaning 05/07/2025
Finally, some justice for the folks working behind the scenes—$60 since 1994? That’s a slight-of-hand in a bankruptcy court.
right-leaning 05/07/2025
If bankruptcy trustees want raises, let them chase efficiency, not a bigger government paycheck.
left-leaning 05/07/2025
This bill’s a modest win—because fair pay for those protecting working families is overdue, not optional.
right-leaning 05/07/2025
More money for trustees? That's tax-feeding frenzy disguised as thanks for doing their job.
left-leaning 05/07/2025
More pay for trustees means a stronger safety net for everyday people drowning in debt, not Wall Street fat cats.
moderate 05/07/2025
Balancing compensation with system self-funding is a tightrope act—let's just hope it doesn’t tip either way too far.
moderate 05/07/2025
A decade-long term for judges? Stability’s good, but we don’t want this to turn into judicial lifetime appointments by stealth.
right-leaning 05/07/2025
Stretching judges’ terms to ten years smells like a recipe for judicial overreach and less accountability.