New covid-19 relief legislation amends Bankruptcy Code
By George H. Singer
In response to the continuing crises brought on by the covid-19 pandemic, Congress recently passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). The legislation signed into law by the president on December 27, 2020 is one of the longest bills (5,593 pages) and largest spending measures ever enacted. The CAA contains among its provisions a number of amendments to the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§101 et seq., all of which…