United States · Bill · S
S. 4479 (116th)
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to change the treatment of certain rental obligations during bankruptcy.
Introduced
6 August 2020
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
This bill temporarily revises bankruptcy provisions related to a lease of nonresidential real property. Specifically, if a Chapter 11 small business reorganization bankruptcy debtor is experiencing material financial hardship due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, a court may extend the time the debtor may pay rent on a nonresidential real property from 60 days to 120 days. Additionally, businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have an additional 90 days to determine whether to keep or end a nonresidential lease agreement. The bill also prohibits a bankruptcy trustee from voiding transfers of the debtor's interest due to the payment of certain rental and supplier arrearages. These provisions have a two-year sunset.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 August 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 August 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 6 August 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4479
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/4479