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11 U.S.C. 1103: Powers and duties of committees

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 48 U.S.C. 2176, 48 U.S.C. 2177.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1984Pub. L. 98-353

1978Pub. L. 95-598created it

11 U.S.C. 1103Powers and duties of committees

(a)At a scheduled meeting of a committee appointed under section 1102 of this…

(b)An attorney or accountant employed to represent a committee appointed under…

(c)A committee appointed under section 1102 of this title may—

(d)As soon as practicable after the appointment of a committee under section 1102…

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

How it got here

1984

Pub. L. 98–353, §§324, 500(a), substituted "An attorney or accountant" for "A person", substituted "entity having an adverse interest" for "entity", and inserted provision that representation of one or more creditors of the same class as represented by the committee shall not per se co… · (b)
Pub. L. 98–353, §500(b)(1), substituted "determinations" for "recommendations", and "acceptances or rejections" for "acceptances". · (c)
Pub. L. 98–353, §500(b)(2), struck out "if a trustee or examiner, as the case may be, has not previously been appointed under this chapter in the case" after "section 1104 of this title". · (c)

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.