; (3) successive filing of materially identical suits with different plaintiffs; (4) improperly marking a suit as a related case under existing court docketing practices; or (5) otherwise attempting to change the assignment of a case after its filing, excepting a motion to recuse. . (b) Clerical amendment The chapter analysis for chapter 131 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2075 the following: 2076. Preventing judge shopping. . 4. Bankruptcy venue reform (a) Short title This section may be cited as the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2024 . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Bankruptcy laws provide a number of venue options for filing bankruptcy under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, including, with respect to the entity filing bankruptcy— (A) any district in which the place of incorporation of the entity is located; (B) any district in which the principal place of business or principal assets of the entity are located; and (C) any district in which an affiliate of the entity has filed a pending case under title 11, United States Code. (2) The wide range of permissible bankruptcy venue options has led to an increase in companies filing for bankruptcy outside of the district in which the principal place of business or principal assets of the company is located, a practice that is commonly known as forum shopping . (3) Forum shopping— (A) has resulted in a concentration of bankruptcy cases in a limited number of judicial districts; (B) prevents small businesses, employees, retirees, creditors, and other important stakeholders from fully participating in bankruptcy cases that have tremendous impacts on their lives, communities, and local economies