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11 U.S.C. 341: Meetings of creditors and equity security holders

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. 343, 11 U.S.C. 702, 11 U.S.C. 705, 28 U.S.C. 586.

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

2005Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

1994Pub. L. 103-394

1986Pub. L. 99-554

1978Pub. L. 95-598created it

11 U.S.C. 341Meetings of creditors and equity security holders

(a)Within a reasonable time after the order for relief in a case under this title,…

(b)The United States trustee may convene a meeting of any equity security holders.

(c)The court may not preside at, and may not attend, any meeting under this…

(d)Prior to the conclusion of the meeting of creditors or equity security holders,…

(e)Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the court, on the request of a party…

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

How it got here

2005

Pub. L. 109–8, §413, inserted at end "Notwithstanding any local court rule, provision of a State constitution, any otherwise applicable nonbankruptcy law, or any other requirement that representation at the meeting of creditors under subsection (a) be by an attorney, a creditor holding… (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 109–8, §402, added subsec. (e). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (e)

1994

Pub. L. 103–394 added subsec. (d). · (d)

1986

Pub. L. 99–554, §212(1), substituted "the United States trustee shall convene and preside at a meeting of creditors" for "there shall be a meeting of creditors". · (a)
Pub. L. 99–554, §212(2), substituted "United States trustee may convene" for "court may order". · (b)
Pub. L. 99–554, §212(3), inserted "including any final meeting of creditors". · (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.