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11 U.S.C. 1125: Postpetition disclosure and solicitation

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 11 U.S.C. 1126, 11 U.S.C. 1127, 11 U.S.C. 1145, 11 U.S.C. 1187.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–8, §717, inserted "including a discussion of the potential material Federal tax consequences of the plan to the debtor, any successor to the debtor, and a hypothetical investor typical of the holders of claims or interests in the case," after "records," and substituted "… (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §431(1), inserted before semicolon "and in determining whether a disclosure statement provides adequate information, the court shall consider the complexity of the case, the benefit of additional information to creditors and other parties in interest, and the cost of providing additi… (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §431(2), added subsec. (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which read as follows: "Notwithstanding subsection (b), in a case in which the debtor has elected under section 1121(e) to be considered a small business— (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §408, added subsec. (g). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (g)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–394 added subsec. (f). · (f)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–353, §509(a)(1), inserted ", but adequate information need not include such information about any other possible or proposed plan". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–353, §509(a)(2), inserted "the" after "with". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–353, §509(a)(3), inserted "of" after "holders". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–353, §509(b), inserted "required under subsection (b) of this section" and ", or otherwise seek review of,". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–353, §509(c), inserted "acceptance or rejection of a plan" after "solicits", and "solicitation of acceptance or rejection of a plan or" after "governing". · (e)

    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.