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11 U.S.C. 554: Abandonment of property of the estate

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 3 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. 722, 28 U.S.C. 960.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–327 substituted "521(a)(1)" for "521(1)". (Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010) Law text · (c)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–554 substituted "521(1)" for "521(a)(1)". · (c)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–353, §468(a), inserted "and benefit" after "value". · (a), (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–353, §468(b), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "Unless the court orders otherwise, any property that is scheduled under section 521(1) of this title and that is not administered before a case is closed under section 350 of this … · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–353, §468(c), struck out "section (a) or (b) of" after "not abandoned under". · (d)

    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.