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11 U.S.C. 1104: Appointment of trustee or examiner

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 11 U.S.C. 1103, 11 U.S.C. 1106.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–327, §2(a)(30)(A), inserted "or" at end of par. (1), substituted a period for "; or" at end of par. (2), and struck out par. (3) which read as follows: "if grounds exist to convert or dismiss the case under section 1112, but the court determines that the appointment of a tr… (Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–327, §2(a)(30)(B), substituted "subsection (a)" for "subsection (d)". (Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010) Law text · (b)

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–8, §442(b), added par. (3). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §416, designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §1405, added subsec. (e). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (e)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–394, §211(a)(2), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–394, §211(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–394, §§211(a)(1), 501(d)(30), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d) and inserted comma after "interest". · (d)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–554, §222(1), (2), inserted "or the United States trustee" after "party in interest". · (a), (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–554, §222(3), substituted "the United States trustee, after consultation with parties in interest shall appoint, subject to the court's approval, one disinterested person other than the United States trustee to serve" for "the court shall appoint one disinterested person to … · (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.