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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5132
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2014
Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to dispense with the requirement of providing assurance
of payment for utility services under certain circumstances.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2014.
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Amendment
Section 366 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section in a case in which the debtor is an individual,
if the debtor pays in the 20-day period beginning on the date of the order
for relief debts owed to a utility for service provided during such period
and thereafter pays when due debts owed to such utility for service
provided during the pendency of the case, then the debtor may not be
required to furnish assurance of payment.
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