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In a welcome feat of bipartisanship, Congress passed a bill to restore the Subchapter V debt limit to $7.5 million, and President Biden signed it into law on June 21. ...more
The House has passed a bill that will now go to the President to sign into law that raises the eligible debt ceiling for Subchapter V of Chapter 11 to $7,500,000. Small businesses with up to $7,500,000 in noncontingent,...more
The Senate has passed a bill by unanimous consent to extend the heightened debt ceiling for Subchapter V of Chapter 11. If passed by the House and signed into law, small business borrowers with up to $7,500,000 in...more
Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, which took effect in February 2020, creates a more streamlined and less expensive Chapter 11 reorganization path for small business debtors. Under the law as originally...more
In February 2020, Congress established a new subchapter of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code aimed at easing the burden and costs of reorganization for small businesses. This new Subchapter V, enacted under the Small Business...more