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11 U.S.C. 303: Involuntary cases
Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 5 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. 503, 11 U.S.C. 504, 12 U.S.C. 5613, 28 U.S.C. 1411.
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2010
- Pub. L. 111–327 redesignated subsec. (l) as (k). (Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010) Law text · (k), (l)
2005
- Pub. L. 109–8, §1234(a)(1), inserted "as to liability or amount" after "bona fide dispute" and substituted "if such noncontingent, undisputed claims" for "if such claims". (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 109–8, §1234(a)(2), inserted "as to liability or amount" before semicolon. (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 109–8, §802(d)(2), struck out subsec. (k) which read as follows: "Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, an involuntary case may be commenced against a foreign bank that is not engaged in such business in the United States only under chapter 7 of this title and only if… (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (k)
- Pub. L. 109–8, §332(b), added subsec. (l). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (l)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–394 substituted "$10,000" for "$5,000" in pars. (1) and (2). · (b)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–554, §254, inserted reference to family farmer. · (a)
- Pub. L. 99–554, §283(b)(1), substituted "subject of" for "subject on". · (b)
- Pub. L. 99–554, §204(1), substituted "may order the United States trustee to appoint" for "may appoint". · (g)
- Pub. L. 99–554, §283(b)(2), substituted "are the" for "that are the". · (h)
- Pub. L. 99–554, §204(2), inserted "or" at end of subpar. (A) and struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: "any damages proximately caused by the taking of possession of the debtor's property by a trustee appointed under subsection (g) of this section or section 1104 of this tit… · (i)
1984
- Pub. L. 98–353, §426(a), inserted "against a person" after "involuntary case". · (b)
- Pub. L. 98–353, §426(b)(1), inserted "or the subject on a bona fide dispute,". · (b)
- Pub. L. 98–353, §426(b)(2), inserted "unless such debts that are the subject of a bona fide dispute". · (h)
- Pub. L. 98–353, §427, substituted "debtor" for "debtors". · (j)
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.