The authoritative, non‑partisan read, when Congress needs it.
The Conference is a volunteer, public-service body that provides expert, non-partisan analysis of bankruptcy law. Here’s how it helps.
Request technical assistanceGiven in public service
Its members volunteer their time and expertise to give Congress independent, expert advice on bankruptcy law.
Non-partisan by design
No client and no agenda. Only what the Code says and how it actually works.
~60 leading experts
Judges, scholars, and practitioners at the top of the field. No one applies; every member is invited.
A hand in every major reform
Shaping federal bankruptcy law through every significant reform since 1938.
Five ways the Conference serves Congress.
Whatever the question, the answer comes from the same standing body of experts, and carries no agenda.
Technical analysis
A non-partisan read on how a proposed provision would actually operate, and its unintended consequences.
Testimony
Expert witnesses at Congressional hearings on bankruptcy legislation.
Comments on the Code & Rules
Formal comment on proposed amendments to the Bankruptcy Code and the Federal Rules.
Drafting & language review
Refining proposed statutory text so it does what it’s meant to.
Rapid technical assistance
Quick, specific answers to a committee’s or staffer’s question.
One request. The right experts. A clear answer.
Whatever comes in, a technical question, a draft provision, or a request for testimony, runs through the same standing body of experts. The Conference convenes the members who know the issue best, weighs how the proposed language would actually operate, and sends back a clear, cited read. There is no client to serve and no side to take, so the answer is expert and non-partisan, given on the record or in confidence, whichever your office prefers.
You ask
A committee, member, or staffer sends a provision or a question.
NBC convenes the right committee
The relevant experts take it up: scholars, judges, and practitioners.
You get a non-partisan read
Analysis, testimony, or a letter. Cited, and free of any side.
Recent work for Congress.
Examples of work that is public, cited, and drawn from the Conference’s archive.
Statement at a Hearing on Bankruptcy Law
The Conference’s overview and legislative review, delivered as expert testimony before Congress.
Read the positionSupport for the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act
Backing legislation to adjust the debt thresholds for small-business reorganization.
Read the positionMaintaining the Subchapter V Debt Limits
Urging Congress to preserve the streamlined small-business reorganization threshold.
Read the positionHave a bankruptcy provision on your desk?
Get the Conference’s non-partisan analysis or expert testimony, on the record or in confidence.