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11 U.S.C. 106: Waiver of sovereign immunity

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–327 struck out "728," after "726,". (Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010) Law text · (a)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–394 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.