United States · Law · HR
H.R. 3311 (116th)
Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019
Introduced
18 June 2019
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 116-54.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 This bill creates new bankruptcy procedures for small businesses filing under Chapter 11 and otherwise revises provisions related to venue and trustee responsibilities in Chapter 11 bankruptcies. For small businesses filing under these new procedures, the bill provides for the appointment of a trustee, sets forth requirements regarding the filing, contents, and confirmation of a plan of reorganization, and establishes the conditions of a discharge. Among other things, the bill provides authority to the bankruptcy court to approve a reorganization plan for these small businesses over the objections of the creditors. Currently, creditors must generally vote to approve such a plan. Additionally, only a debtor is allowed to file a plan. Under current law, creditors may also submit plans for court approval. The bill also generally reduces the required disclosures for these small businesses. The bill also provides additional standards a trustee must meet in order to void a preferential transfer for all Chapter 11 filers. (Preferential transfers generally occur when a debtor transfers property before filing bankruptcy that is beneficial to one creditor to the detriment of others.) Specifically, a trustee may only void such a transfer based on reasonable due diligence and must take into account a party's known or reasonably knowable affirmative defenses.
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Documents
16 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 26 August 2019
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 26 August 2019
Public Law
summary · EN · 23 August 2019
Passed Senate
summary · EN · 1 August 2019
Received in Senate (text)
Received in Senate · EN · 24 July 2019
Received in Senate (PDF)
Received in Senate · EN · 24 July 2019
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 July 2019
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 July 2019
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 23 July 2019
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 23 July 2019
Passed House
summary · EN · 23 July 2019
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 June 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 June 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 June 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3311
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3311