This part rewrites a section of a 2026 stopgap funding law about court fees in bankruptcy. It also fixes two words in a 2025 bankruptcy law and backdates that fix.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5018 in the PDF
What the document says
“``Sec. 126. Notwithstanding section 106, during the period ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter of 2026, section 1930(a)(6)(B)(i) of title 28, United States Code, shall be applied as if `During the 5-year period' were struck.''.”
Subsection (a) of section 5018 amends section 126 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, division A of Public Law 119-37, to read as the quoted text. The new text directs that, through the last day of the first calendar quarter of 2026, section 1930(a)(6)(B)(i) of title 28 be applied as if the words During the 5-year period were struck.
What the document actually says
“``Sec. 126. Notwithstanding section 106, during the period ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter of 2026, section 1930(a)(6)(B)(i) of title 28, United States Code, shall be applied as if `During the 5-year period' were struck.''.”
That sentence, in plain words
Until the last day of the first quarter of 2026, read a court fee rule as if five words were gone. The five words are: During the 5-year period.
What this is about
A person or firm that files for bankruptcy pays court fees. One rule about those fees has a five year window in it. This part takes the window out for a short time.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5018 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 6(b)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 is amended by striking ``on the'' and inserting ``on or after the''.”
Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 5018 amends section 6(b)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025, striking the words on the and inserting the words on or after the.
What the document actually says
“Section 6(b)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 is amended by striking ``on the'' and inserting ``on or after the''.”
That sentence, in plain words
In one part of a 2025 law, cross out two words. Write in four words: on or after the.
What this is about
Two words can decide who is covered by a rule. On the picks one day. On or after the picks that day and all the days that follow.
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“The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as though enacted immediately after the enactment of the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025.”
Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 5018 provides that the amendment made by paragraph (1) takes effect as though it had been enacted immediately after the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 itself.
What the document actually says
“The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as though enacted immediately after the enactment of the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025.”
That sentence, in plain words
Treat the word change as if it had been made the moment the 2025 law was passed.
What this is about
A late fix can leave a gap. Backdating closes it. The rule then reads the same way for the whole time.
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The three things the section does: replace section 126 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 with new text, amend section 6(b)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025, and set the effective date of that amendment.
Nothing else in the section.
The new text of section 126 points at section 1930(a)(6)(B)(i) of title 28, United States Code, which is not indexed here, so what that fee provision says is not recorded on this site.
