Ben Cline

House of Representatives · Republican · Virginia's 6th district · since Jan 2023

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Monday, Sep 28

Their bill moved

H.R. 7730 · Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123)

What it would change

Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026

This bill restores changes that expired in 2024 applicable to debt limits for Subchapter V (small business reorganization) and Chapter 13 (the wage earner's plan) bankruptcies.

Specifically, the bill increases the debt limit under Subchapter V from approximately $3.4 million to $7.5 million and increases the cumulative debt limit under Chapter 13 from approximately $2.1 million to $2.75 million.

The bill also applies both secured and unsecured debt towards the Chapter 13 limit. (Currently, separate limits apply to secured and unsecured debt under Chapter 13 bankruptcy.)

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Votes and bills from the official record; every item links to its source.

Bills they cosponsored · 278

H.Res. 1584 · Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · Sep 24, 2026

H.R. 10581 · Shenandoah VALOR Act

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · Sep 24, 2026

H.R. 10575 · Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · Sep 24, 2026

H.R. 10377 · MAGA Act

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · Sep 15, 2026

H.R. 10327 · Cost Estimates Improvement Act

Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · Sep 10, 2026

Committees

  • House Committee on Appropriations Member
  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Member
  • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Member
  • House Committee on the Budget Member
  • House Committee on the Judiciary Member
  • Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Member
  • The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Member
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Member
  • Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Member
  • National Security Agency and Cyber Member

Bills and committee seats from the official record.